Jul 18, 2023 Hilton Head Island Town Council

TO THE AGENDA TODAY? YES, SIR.

SO IF YOU ALL TO JOIN AND SAY, IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

AND THAT WILL HAVE MR. JEFF BERMAN, JEFF FORTH FROM HALL LUTHERAN CHURCH CAME UP AND SAY THE INDICATION.

GOOD AFTERNOON, A READING FROM PSALM CHAPTER 36, HOW PRECIOUS IS YOUR STEADFAST LOVE? OH GOD, THE CHILDREN OF MANKIND TAKE REFUGE IN THE SHADOW OF YOUR WINGS.

I HEARD RECENTLY GOD'S CHILDREN ARE NOT FOR SALE.

AND I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP IN OUR COMMUNITY AND YOUR MANY HOURS OF SERVICE.

AND AS A CITIZEN AND AS ONE WHO BENEFITS FROM YOUR WORK AND LEADERSHIP, I WOULD JUST HUMBLY ASK YOU TO VISIT ONE OF OUR THEATERS ON THE ISLAND AND WATCH THE MOVIE THE SOUND OF FREEDOM.

LET US PRAY.

HOLY GOD, WE THANK AND PRAISE YOU FOR ALL THE GIFTS YOU'VE GIVEN US EACH DAY.

I PRAY WITH THANKSGIVING FOR THE SERVANTS HERE TODAY THROUGH WHOM YOUR WORK AND WILL IS ACCOMPLISHED.

PROTECT THEM DEAR LORD.

AND GRANT THEM COURAGE, WISDOM, LONG SUFFERING AND LOVE.

I PRAY FOR THEIR FAMILIES AS WELL AS FOR THE FAMILIES OF ALL PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO CALL HILTON HEAD THEIR HOME OR THEIR HOME AWAY FROM HOME.

WE BEG YOU FOR THE LIVES OF ALL THE HELPLESS, THE VULNERABLE, ESPECIALLY THIS DAY, LITTLE CHILDREN.

AND WE LONG FOR YOUR GRACIOUS RETURN.

IN YOUR NAME WE PRAY.

IS THERE ANY ADJUSTMENTS

[5. Adoption of the Agenda]

PER YOUR REQUEST, I UH, ASK THAT WE AMEND THE AGENDA TO INCLUDE AN EXEC SESSION ITEM FOLLOWING ITEM NINE FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING LEGAL ADVICE FROM OUR TOWN ATTORNEY AND OTHER MATTERS COVERED BY THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE PURSUANT TO SECTION 30 DASH 4 70 82 OF SE CODE, UM, RELATED TO THE CREATION OF AN ISLANDER'S MIXED USE WITHIN THIS C PINES CIRCLE DISTRICT.

WE WOULD NEED A, A MOTION FOR THAT, SIR.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION? SO MOVED.

WE HAVE A SECOND.

SO MOVED UNANIMOUSLY, MAYOR.

UM, UM, I DO, UM, I DO BELIEVE THAT UNDER 11 C EXECUTIVE SESSION, THERE'S TWO OTHER LAWSUITS THAT WE SHOULD ABOUT, UH, TRANSPLANT INDUSTRIES, LSC AT ALL VERSUS TOWN AT ALL, AND ALSO HILTON HEAD MOTOR COACH AT ALL VERSUS TOWN AT ALL.

SO IF WE COULD ADD THOSE TO 11 C IN THE LIST OF ADVICE FROM A TOWN ATTORNEY.

OKAY, SO WE'VE GOT A MOTION.

DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.

SO COULD YOU SPEAK A LITTLE BIT LOUDER? PLEASE DO OUR BEST WE CAN HEAR.

COUNCIL MEETING, MINUTES OF JUNE 6TH, 2023 AND JUNE 20TH, 2023.

IF Y'ALL COULD TURN THAT UP JUST A LITTLE BIT, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

TODAY WE HAVE SPECIAL TOWN

[6. Approval of the Minutes ]

WORKSHOP MINUTES, MEETING MINUTES OF 2014, 2023 AND SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES 27TH BEFORE US TO APPROVE.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES? MOVE AS SUBMITTED.

MAYOR, I'M SORRY.

UM, IF YOU COULD PULL UP THE MINUTES FROM JUNE 27TH.

UH, SPECIAL MEETING.

I WAS OUT OF TOWN FOR THAT MEETING AND I CANNOT REMEMBER IT.

IT SHOWS THAT, UH, I WAS PRESENT.

SO IF WE CAN CORRECT THE MINUTES.

TO PRESENTATIONS AND RECOGNITIONS, RECOGNITIONS.

I'M ALWAYS WITH YOU IN SPIRIT.

I WAS NOT HERE PHYSICALLY.

ALL RIGHT, SO MOVE AS CORRECTED.

OKAY, LET'S SEE HERE.

MOVING ON

[7. Presentations and Recognitions]

MR. ORLANDO? YES, SIR.

UH, JUST ONE ITEM TONIGHT AND GOOD AFTERNOON.

UH, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MAYOR COUNCIL.

UM, JUST ONE ITEM TONIGHT.

UH, WE HAVE A A FEW PRETTY SPECIAL, UH, YOUNG FOLKS IN OUR ROOM TONIGHT.

WE HAVE AN AN ON OUR OFFERING, A UNIQUE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM THAT SPANS ALL SEASONS FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS AND SUMMER OPPORTUNITIES FOR, FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS.

SO WE HAVE A FEW INTERNS IN THE ROOM THAT WE'RE ABOUT TO INTRODUCE, BUT THEY ARE WORKING IN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS THROUGHOUT

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OUR ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, INFRA NATION TECH, TECHNOLOGY, FIRE RESCUE.

IT'S A PAID INTERNSHIP.

UM, AND I THINK THAT THEY HAVE A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, PROJECT MANAGEMENT, COMMUNITY RELATIONS.

SO HERE TO INTRODUCE THEM.

WHERE IS NIKKI? HI, NIKKI.

COME ON UP.

NIKKI OXEN IS OUR HR MANAGER.

AND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT NIKKI, BECAUSE YOU HAVEN'T BEEN HERE BEFORE AND WE SHOULD LET THE INTERNS KNOW THAT EVERYBODY'S NOT HERE FOR, FOR THEM SO THEY CAN RELAX AS THEY GET INTRODUCED.

BUT NIKKI RE RELOCATED TO US FROM PENNSYLVANIA ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO AND HAS MORE THAN 15 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN HR, PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SECTOR, A BACHELOR OF ARTS IN HR, AS WELL AS A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HR, HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT FROM VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY.

SO NIKKI, WELCOME TO YOU TOO, BUT LET'S, UH, LET'S INTRODUCE OUR, OUR SUMMER AND ONGOING INTERNS.

AWESOME.

THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.

UM, SO AS MARK HAS POINTED OUT, WE HAVE FOUR BRIGHT AND AMBITIOUS STUDENT INTERNS THAT ARE JOINING OUR RANKS THIS YEAR.

UM, AS I CALL YOUR NAME, CAN YOU COME UP AND JOIN ME, PLEASE? SO OUR FIRST INTERN IS ADAM BARTLETT AND ADAM JOINED US FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BUFORD, SO U S C B, BUT THE BLUFFTON CAMPUS.

UM, HE IS CURRENTLY A SENIOR MAJORING IN INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY WITH THE FOCUS ON CYBERSECURITY.

UM, ADAM HAS ALREADY PROVEN HIMSELF TO BE A VALUABLE ASSET TO OUR IT TEAM AND WILL CONTINUE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE TEAM WHILE BALANCING HIS ACADEMICS THROUGH THE FALL SEMESTER.

UH, NEXT WE HAVE LASI WARD.

LASI IS A RECENT GRADUATE FROM MAY RIVER HIGH SCHOOL, AND SHE'S BEEN WORKING WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, EXCUSE ME, COMMUNITY PLANNING DIVISION.

UM, SHE WILL BE ATTENDING HAMPTON UNIVERSITY THIS FALL AND WILL BE MAJORING IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND HASANI'S BEEN WORKING ON A VARIETY OF COMMUNITY PLANNING PROJECTS DEMONSTRATING HER COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING, UH, OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE TOWN AND WITH THE COMMUNITY.

SO WELCOME ASANI.

UM, OUR NEXT STUDENT INTERN IS PARKER RAY.

UH, PARKER IS AN IMPRESSIVE GRADUATE FROM BLUFFTON HIGH SCHOOL AND PARKER WILL BE ATTENDING, AND I HAD TO ASK FOR THIS TO MAKE SURE I WAS SAYING IT CORRECTLY.

EMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY THIS FALL PURSUING A DEGREE IN ENGINEERING.

UH, SHE IS CURRENTLY ASSISTING OUR ENGINEERING DIVISION WITH AN IMPORTANT ASSET INVENTORY MANAGEMENT PROJECT.

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE JOHN TU SINGLETON.

JOHN TU ALSO IS A RECENT GRADUATE OF HILTON HEAD HIGH SCHOOL.

HE CURRENTLY IS WORKING WITH OUR 9 1 1 COMMUNICATIONS CENTER.

JOHN TU IS A NATIVE OF THE ISLAND.

UM, HE WAS BORN AND RAISED IN OUR COMMUNITY AND IS DEDICATED TO CONTRIBUTING TO THE PLACE THAT HELPED SHAPE HIM.

HE ASPIRES TO SERVE AS A 9 1 1 PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATOR.

SO THESE NEW INTERNS REPRESENT OUR NEXT GENERATION OF TALENT AND WE ARE THRILLED TO HAVE THEM ON BOARD AND I APPRECIATE ALLOWING YOU TO INTRODUCE, ALLOWING ME TO INTRODUCE THEM.

AWESOME.

YOU WELCOME, GREAT MAYOR.

I JUST HAVE TO SAY HOW EXCITING IT IS TO SEE FOLKS FROM OUR AREA AND I SEE PROUD PARENTS IN THE ROOM AS WELL, SO THANK YOU AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU ALL.

THANK YOU, MR. ORLANDO.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS, SIR? NOTHING UNDER THE REPORT.

UH, JUST THE, THE FOLLOWING ITEMS UNDER PRESENTATIONS RECOGNITIONS.

NEXT WE'LL HAVE RAY KRAVER AND STEVE STOFFER TO COME UP FOR PARKS AND RECREATION PROCLAMATION MONTH.

THIS IS THE FLIP OF THE COIN.

AND RECREATION PROGRAMMING AND EDUCATION ACTIVITIES SUCH AS OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME PROGRAMMING, YOUTH SPORTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION ARE CRITICAL TO CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT.

SO THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND PROCLAMATION, WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THIS COUNTRY, INCLUDING HILTON HEAD ISLAND.

AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION PROMOTE HEALTH AND WELLNESS AND TIME SPENT IN NATURE, WHICH POSITIVELY IMPACTS MENTAL HEALTH BY INCREASING COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE AND WELLBEING.

AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION OCCURRING PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES BY PROVIDING SPACE FOR POPULAR SPORTS, HIKING TRAILS, SWIMMING, SWIMMING POOLS, AND MANY OTHER ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO PROMOTE ACTIVE LIFESTYLES.

AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION SERVICES ARE A LEADING PROVIDER OF HEALTHY MEALS, NUTRITION SERVICES AND EDUCATION.

AND WHEREAS PARKS

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AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION INCREASE AT COMMUNITY'S ECONOMIC PROSPERITY THROUGH INCREASED PROPERTY VALUES, EXPANSION OF THE LOCAL TAX BASE, INCREASED TOURISM, THE ATTRACTION AND RETENTION OF BUSINESSES AND CRIME REDUCTION.

AND WHEREAS PARKS AND RECREATION HAS SERVED THE ECOLOGICAL BEAUTY OF COMMUNITIES AND ARE ESSENTIAL AND ADAPTABLE INFRASTRUCTURES THAT MAKE COMMUNITIES RESILIENT IN THE FACE OF NATURAL DISASTERS AND CLIMATE CHANGE.

AND NOW THEREFORE, ON BEHALF OF THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND TOWN COUNCIL, I, ALAN FERRY, MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, HEREBY CO CLAIM JULY, 2023 AS PARKS IN RECREATION MONTH AND THE TOWN OF HILTON NET ISLAND TO RECOGNIZE THE BENEFITS DERIVED FROM PARTS AND RECREATION RESOURCES AND TESTIMONY.

WHEREOF, I HAVE HEREUNTO SET MY HAND AND CAUSE THIS SEAL OF THE TOWN OF HILTON NET ISLAND TO BE AFFIXED THIS 18TH DAY OF JULY IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD.

2023.

YES, THAT'S A LOT OF WAREHOUSES, WORKFORCE HOUSING PROGRAM, MONTHLY UPDATE, MISS.

UH, COMPLETE AND ARE DRAFTING, AND THAT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT WE WILL BRING FORWARD WHEN, WHEN COMPLETE.

UM, SO IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN THIS MONTH TO GIVE THE WORKFORCE HOUSING FRAMEWORK UPDATE.

AS YOU'RE AWARE, THE UH, FRAMEWORK WAS ADOPTED ON NOVEMBER 1ST OF LAST YEAR.

IT'S FOCUSED ON FOUR PILLARS, COMMUNITY PLANNING, MANAGEMENT AND REVENUE.

AND, UM, WE ARE PROVIDING A MONTHLY UPDATE.

THIS UPDATE IS, UM, ON OUR WEBSITE, UH, EACH MONTH, AND I WILL GO THROUGH EACH OF THE PROGRESS POINTS THAT WE'RE MAKING IN ORDER OF EACH OF THE PILLARS IN THE COMMUNITY PILLAR.

WE HAVE, UM, UH, COMPLETED AN ASSET MAP, UM, AND THAT WAS A PROJECT WE WORKED ON WITH THE BUFORT, JASPER HOUSING TRUST.

IT INCLUDES HOUSING RELATED COMMUNITY PARTNERS, UM, AND THAT LINK IS AVAILABLE, UM, ON OUR WEBSITE AS WELL AS ON THIS UPDATE.

UM, WE ALSO, UH, THANK YOU FOR THE APPOINTMENTS THAT YOU'VE MADE TO THE HOUSING ACTION COMMITTEE.

UM, SIX MEMBERS WERE APPOINTED IN JUNE, AND, UM, AND WE STILL NEED, UM, A FEW MORE TO OFFICIALLY LAUNCH THAT, UH, COMMITTEE.

UM, WE HAVE NOT MADE ADDITIONAL PROGRESS ON THE ANTI DISPLACEMENT PLAN, UM, BUT WE ARE WORKING ON, UM, AN OUTLINE, UH, FOR A DISPLACEMENT STRATEGY, UM, IN OUR MANAGEMENT PILLAR.

UM, WE ARE STILL WORKING ON, UH, RECRUITING A WORKFORCE HOUSING PROGRAM MANAGER.

UM, WE ARE STILL ACTIVELY, UH, RECRUITING AND INTERVIEWING FOR THAT POSITION IN THE PLANNING PILLAR.

UM, OF COURSE WE HAVE COMPLETED A TOWN LAND ANALYSIS, UM, AND NOW THE ACQUISITION OF THE PROPERTY ON BRYANT ROAD, UM, HAS BEEN ACQUIRED.

UM, AND THAT'S AROUND SEVEN ACRES FOR THE DELIVERY OF WORKFORCE HOUSING.

AS FAR AS THE NORTH POINT PROJECT GOES, UM, WE ARE ANTICIPATING, UM, AWARDING THAT R F P SOMETIME THIS SUMMER.

WE HAVE MADE SOME PROGRESS ON, UM, UH, PROVIDING SOME COMMENTS ON THE STATE HOUSING PROGRAM.

UM, RECENTLY WE SUBMITTED CO UH, COMMENTS TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSING FINANCE AGENCY REGARDING THEIR DRAFT QUALIFIED ALLOCATION PLAN.

UM, AND THOSE COMMENTS WERE FOCUSED ON ELIGIBILITY FOR PROJECTS IN THE HILTON HEAD, BEAUFORT COUNTY AREA.

WE ALSO SHARED THOSE COMMENTS WITH OUR LOCAL DELEGATION, UM, THE REGIONAL HOUSING TRUST FUND, UM, THE BEAUFORT, JASPER HOUSING TRU TRUST HAS BEEN LAUNCHED AND, UM, THEY'RE ACTIVELY, UM, REVIEWING PROPOSALS THAT THEY'VE RECEIVED AND THEY ANTICIPATE, UM, REVIEWING THOSE AND MAKING SOME FUNDING DECISIONS IN AUGUST.

OF COURSE, WITH THE BUDGET APPROVAL, THERE'S 3.3 MILLION IN THE HOUSING FUND WITHIN THE TOWN BUDGET.

AND WE'VE ALSO, UM, WOULD LIKE TO ALSO THANK SENATOR TOM DAVIS FOR THE LEGISLATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF WORKFORCE HOUSING.

UM, AND THAT ALLOWS, UM, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO USE UP TO 15% OF THEIR ACCOMMODATION TAX REVENUES FOR, UH, TO SUPPORT WORKFORCE HOUSING.

AND WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING THE REQUIRED HOUSING IMPACT ANALYSIS FOR THE UTILIZATION OF THOSE FUNDS.

AND SO THAT'S A DOCUMENT THAT WE HAVE, UM, UH, 85%,

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SO THAT IS WHERE WE STAND ON WORKFORCE HOUSING PROGRESS SINCE WE SPOKE LAST MONTH, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, MR. BROWN? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

THANK YOU, MR. COURT.

UM, THERE'S TWO, UH, TWO COMMENTS.

UH, AS FAR AS THE, UH, DISPLACEMENT STRATEGY IS CONCERNED, AND I UNDERSTANDING THE COMMITTEE'S NOT FULLY SEATED TO DO THAT, BUT I'M CURIOUS TO KNOW IS ANY WAY THROUGH OUR CURRENT PERMITTING PROCESS, THERE'S A WAY TO BECOME FLAG THOSE DISPLACEMENT, UH, OPPORTUNITIES.

SO WE ALL, WE OF THEM AS BEFORE THEY HAPPEN.

I THINK SOMETIMES IT'S, UH, WORKING THE STREETS OR RUMORS AND THAT SORT OF THING, BUT IF, YOU KNOW, FOLKS ARE COMING IN, APPLYING FOR STEP, ULTIMATELY PLACEABLE SOMETHING WE, UM, SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THAT AT THE COUNCIL LEVEL.

AND THE, THE, UH, THE SECOND ONE, I KNOW THAT, UM, THE WHOLE ATEX UH, DISTRIBUTION IS, IS NEW TO ALL OF US.

UM, UM, WE'LL JUST ASK THE TIME MANAGER AT SOME POINT, GET US ALL SMART AND WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT'S AVAILABLE AND HOW WE CAN USE IT.

GET WORD ON THAT ON THAT PROGRAM.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? THANK YOU, MISSY.

UP NEXT, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION OF THE 2023 ANNUAL EVALUATION REPORT OF THE COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEMS PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION PRESENTED BY JEAN GOLEN.

THANK YOU MAYOR COUNCIL.

I'M, I'M SORRY, THAT'S SUCH A MOUTHFUL TO SAY, UM, WHEN REALLY IT'S JUST AN ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC IN, IN INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO OUR COMMUNITY RATING, UH, SYSTEM.

SO THE PPI IS, WAS ADOPTED IN 2015, UM, BY THE TOWN, AND THIS ANNUAL REPORT IS PRESENTED EACH YEAR AS A REQUIREMENT OF THE CERTIFICATION FOR THE COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM.

UH, THE COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM IS A VOLUNTEER PROGRAM FOR THE NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM.

UM, THE TOWN OF HILTON ISLAND PARTICIPATES IN THAT PROGRAM.

NOT ALL COMMUNITIES DO.

UM, A BENEFIT OF PARTICIPATION IS THAT CURRENTLY CITIZENS RECEIVE A DISCOUNT ON THEIR FLOOD INSURANCE PREMIUMS, UH, A RATE OF 25% DUE DUE TO OUR PARTICIPATION AND RATING.

UM, EVERY YEAR THE, THE COMMITTEE, THE PUBLIC PROGRAM FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION COMMITTEE MEETS EVALUATES THE OUTREACH, UM, PROGRAM AND MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS THIS YEAR.

THEY MET ON MAY 4TH.

UM, THE COMMITTEE IS MADE UP OF, UH, FOUR MEMBERS OF TOWN STAFF, SHERRY MENDRICK, BRIAN EBER, UH, TOM DUNN, AND CAROLYN GRANT.

UM, IT'S MADE UP OF REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS, UH, REALTORS, UM, LOCAL POA, UH, ISLAND TIME, UH, VACATION, UH, RENTALS, HARRY, UH, HILTON HEAD AREA HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION, AND A AND THERE IS A SLOT FOR MORTGAGE LENDER HERE, UM, ON THE ISLAND.

UM, THE FULL LIST OF ACTIVITIES WAS PROVIDED IN THE BRIEF REPORT IN YOUR PACKET.

UH, IT INCLUDES 36 OUTREACH OUTREACH PROJECTS AND FIVE FLOOD RESPONSE PREPARATION, UH, PROJECTS, AND THEY'RE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT.

UM, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT COUNSEL MAY HAVE AT THIS TIME.

UM, BECAUSE IT'S REQUIRED FOR RECERTIFICATION, THERE'S NO ACTION REQUIRED FROM COUNSEL.

WE HAVE TO PRESENT IT TO YOU EACH YEAR UPON THAT PRESENTATION.

WE SUBMIT IT FOR THE, UH, AS PART OF THE RECERTIFICATION.

BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AT THIS TIME.

ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

THANK YOU, SEAN.

SO NEXT, UH, I THINK YOU'RE GONNA PRESENT, UH, UM, THE 2023 ANNUAL EVALUATION REPORT ON THE 2020 LOW COUNTRY NATIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN.

UH, THANK YOU SIR.

AND COUNCIL TIME MANAGER.

UM, HAPPY TO BE BACK TO PRESENT THIS, THIS IS ALSO LINKED TO THE COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM.

UM, WE PARTICIPATE IN A LOW COUNTRY REGIONAL NATURAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN.

UM, IT, IT WAS COORDINATED THROUGH THE LOW COUNTRY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS WITH THE FOUR COUNTIES IN THE REGION.

UH, WE PARTICIPATE THE 2020 PLAN WAS ADOPTED IN 2021 BY TOWN COUNCIL.

IT IS A FOUR COUNTY PLAN.

IT IDENTIFIES PROJECTS TO MITIGATE IMPACTS OF NATURAL HAZARDS, UM, IN THE REGION, BUT ALSO MORE SPECIFICALLY TO OUR COMMUNITY.

UM, THIS ALSO REQUIRES AN ANNUAL REPORT BE PRESENTED TO TOWN COUNCIL EACH YEAR, UM, FOR THAT PARTICIPATION IN THE COMMUNITY RATING SYSTEM.

UM, IT ALSO ENABLES PURSUIT OF PURSUIT OF GRANT FUNDING FOR IDENTIFIED PROJECTS, UH, FUNDING FROM FROM FEMA.

SO IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE PROJECTS IDENTIFIED.

IT MAKES IT, UM, IT ENABLES AND MAKES IT AN EASIER TRANSITION TO REQUEST FUNDING FOR THOSE MITIGATION PROJECTS.

UM, IT PROVIDES THE CREDIT TOWARD THE C R S PROGRAM, AGAIN, UH, INCREASING OUR CLASS AND LOWERING OUR FLOOD INSURANCE RATES.

UM, IT ALSO PROVIDES CREDIT TOWARD THE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, UH, AC, AC ACCREDIT ACCREDITATION PROGRAM, SORRY, UM, WHICH WE'RE CURRENTLY PURSUING.

UM, AND WE ARE ON THE LIST OF FINALISTS, AND WE WILL, WE HOPE TO KNOW MORE LATER THIS YEAR.

UM, AND I'M SURE TOM DUNN WOULD PROVIDE AN UPDATE, UM, ONCE WE

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AGAIN, NO ACTION FROM TOWN COUNCIL.

UM, WE PR WE PRESENT IT TO YOU EACH YEAR WHILE WE PROVIDE IT AS PART OF OUR RECERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT FOR UM, C R S AND, UM, BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE AT THIS TIME.

ANY QUESTIONS? PATY? YES, SIR.

J JUST ONE WITH REGARD TO OUR RESILIENCE PLAN.

UH, WE HAVE AN RFQ OUT FOR CONSULTANT, AND I WOULD ASSUME THIS IS GONNA FOLD IN SOMEHOW TO THAT RESILIENCE PLAN.

UM, AND I'M LOOKING FOR CONFIRMATION.

I SEE YOU NODDING YOUR HEAD AND ALSO, WHERE ARE WE IN THAT QUALIFICATION? SO WE, THE, IF I CAN TAKE JUST A SECOND, THE, THE RFQ FOR THE RESILIENCE PLAN CLOSED ON, UM, TUESDAY THE 11TH.

I THINK THAT WAS THE RIGHT DAY.

UM, WE DID RECEIVE FIVE FIRMS, UM, AND SO THAT THE, UH, STAFF TEAMS, EVA WILL EVALUATE THOSE AND MAKE A RECOMMENDATION ON THAT AWARD.

UH, WE DID INCLUDE IN THE UPDATE, UH, ANNUAL UPDATE REPORT, THE FACT THAT WE WERE PURSUING A RESILIENCE PLAN AS AN ACTION ITEM FOR, FOR THE MITIGATION THAT'S SO IMPORTANT, UH, AS WE TALK ABOUT NATURAL HAZARDS.

AND SO THAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS UPDATE THAT WILL BE SUBMITTED AS PART OF THE RECERTIFICATION.

GREAT.

THANKS.

SOMEONE I'LL LIKE DO THAT CONFIRMATION.

COUNSEL, IF YOU HAVE ANY GENERAL REPORTS.

THANK YOU, SEAN.

THANK YOU, SIR.

UH, GENERAL REPORTS FROM TOWN

[8. Reports from Members of Town Council]

MAYOR, IF I MAY, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO, UM, REITERATE, UM, OUR PASTOR'S COMMENTS THIS EVENING, UM, WITH REGARD TO IF YOU HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY, NOT FOR, UM, PLEASURE, ENJOYMENT.

IT'S NOT THAT TYPE OF MOVIE, BUT TAKE THE TIME AND GO AND LISTEN, SEE WHAT YOU TAKE AWAY FROM THE, UM, SOUND OF FREEDOM MOVEMENT AND UM, IT'S JUST HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

RIGHT.

I WANNA CONGRATULATE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY ON ITS RECENT FUNDRAISER AT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

THANK THE CHURCH FOR HOSTING IT.

AND I SEE STEVEN ARNOLD IS HERE.

STEVEN WAS ONE OF THE ORGANIZERS OF THAT CONCERT.

UM, AND THANKS TO LAVONNE STEVENS WHO LED A MUSICAL GROUP ALONG WITH A SPECIAL GUEST, UH, RAISED, UH, $23,000 FOR HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.

SO CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL WHO PARTICIPATED IN THAT.

AND THE TOWN LOOKS FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO LOOK FOR WAYS TO PARTNER WITH HABITAT ON PROVIDING HOUSING.

GOOD JOB.

ANY OTHER COMMENTS? UH, I DO HAVE ONE.

UM, I ASK YOU TO OPEN UP YOUR HEARTS AND YOUR MINDS.

UM, FOR A YOUNG 12 YEAR OLD BOY WHO WAS GOING IN FOR BRAIN SURGERY TOMORROW MORNING, CAMERON SCHROEDER, UM, WHO WAS THE SON OF CHARLIE AND KATIE SCHROEDER FELL, UH, LAST WEEK OR SO, AND THEY, OUT OF CAUTION, DID AN MRI AND FOUND A TUMOR ON THE BASE OF HIS, HIS, UM, HIS BRAIN.

AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CAUGHT HAD HE NOT HAD THIS FORTUNATE ACCIDENT.

UM, SO HOPEFULLY THEY'LL BE ABLE TO TREAT HIM IN, IN DEAL WITH HIM.

SO A AS WE GO THROUGH THIS NIGHT, LET'S REMEMBER THAT IN, IN THE COMING DAYS AND KEEP HIM IN OUR THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS.

SO MOVING ON TO REPORTS.

UH, LOW COUNTRY AREA TRANSMIT STUDY.

MR. SANFORD, NO REPORT.

LOW COUNTRY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS.

MS. BECKER, NO, NO REPORT.

REPORT OF BUFORD COUNTY AIRPORTS BOARD.

MR. AMES MEETING THIS THURSDAY IN, UH, GOOD NEWS CHAMBERS AT ONE 30.

SOUTHERN LOW COUNTRY REGIONAL BOARD.

MR. STANFORD, SOUTHERN LOW COUNTRY REGIONAL BOARD IS DEEP INTO PLANNING IN THE REGIONAL HOUSING TRUST, AND THERE'LL BE A MEETING COMING UP ON THAT, UH, IN A WEEK.

I ON RECREATION ASSOCIATION, MR. BROWN.

OF COURSE.

COMMUNITY SERVICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE.

MS. BECKER.

UM, THIS MONTH'S MEETING, UM, WAS CANCELED.

UM, WE DO HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING AUGUST 7TH, UM, TO REVIEW APPLICATIONS FOR BOARDS, COMMITTEES, AND COMMISSIONS.

AND I RECOMMEND TO ALL LISTENING AND IN ATTENDANCE TO IF YOU HAVE NOT, TAKE A LOOK AND SEE IF THERE'S A PLACE WHERE YOU MIGHT, UM, WANT TO SHARE YOUR TIME AND TALENTS WITH THE BROADER COMMUNITY AND SEND IN THOSE APPLICATIONS BY, I BELIEVE JULY 28TH.

PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE.

COMMITTEE.

MR. RAMES.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

THE PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE MET ON JULY 13TH AND HEARD THE STAFF'S UPDATE ON DISTRICT PLANS AND ALSO THEIR INITIAL PRESENTATION OF THE MARSHA'S DISTRICT PLAN.

OKAY, MR. BROWN, FINANCE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE.

YES, SIR.

UH, F AND A COMMITTEE MET TODAY, TWO AGENDA ITEMS, ONE OF WHICH WAS A, UH, FINANCIAL UPDATE FROM OUR FINANCE DIRECTOR, MR. TROY.

UH, THINGS ARE LOOKING FAVORABLE AS FAR AS REVENUES AGAINST EXPENSES, MORE TO COME ON THAT.

AND WE ALSO, UH, RECOMMENDED TO FULL TOWN COUNCIL, WHICH WILL BE FIRST READING ON AUGUST 23RD IN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT RELATING TO SOUTH CAROLINA REVENUE SERVICES.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

SO, UM,

[9. Appearance by Citizens]

PARENTS BY CITIZENS.

MM-HMM.

, WE'RE GOING TO ASK, WE, WE HAVE ABOUT

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27 PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP FOR APPEARANCES BY S BY 20, APPEARANCES BY CITIZENS.

OF THOSE 27, UM, 23 ARE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IN REFERENCE TO THE HOUSING DISCUSSION THAT'S COMING UP NEXT.

SO NOT TO DE NOT TO DENY ANYONE ANY CHANCE TO SPEAK, BUT WE'RE ASKING THAT IF YOU'RE GOING TO SPEAK IN REGARDS TO THE HOUSING THAT YOU DO.

SO AFTER THE, THE HEARING AND THE PRESENTATION, UM, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO SPEED THINGS ALONG A LITTLE BIT.

WE COULD BE HERE FOR MULTIPLE HOURS IF, IF, IF WE DO MULTIPLE SPEAKS.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE'RE GONNA RUN THROUGH THE ROLE FIRST AND IDENTIFY THOSE PEOPLE THAT HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON SOMETHING OTHER THAN THE HOUSING DISCUSSION.

IF YOU FIND THAT YOU DON'T HAVE THE TIME TO STAY HERE, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO SPEAK.

UM, BUT IF YOU CAN WAIT UNTIL AFTER THE, THE PRESENTATION, THAT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.

SO WITH THAT SAID, I WOULD LIKE TO REMIND OUR CITIZENS THAT SECTION TWO DASH FIVE DASH 70 OF THE TOWN CODE LIMITS EACH PERSON TO THREE MINUTES WHEN ADDRESSING TOWN.

COUNSEL, AT THE END OF THE THREE MINUTES, YOU'RE ASKED TO CONCLUDE YOUR COMMENTS.

PLEASE MAINTAIN A DECORUM SUITABLE FOR THE MEETING AND REFRAIN FROM USING ANY PROFANE, ABUSIVE, OR OBSCENE LANGUAGE.

IF YOU HAVE ANY MATERIALS YOU'D LIKE TO GIVE TO THE TOWN COUNSEL, PLEASE GIVE THEM TO THE TOWN CLERK AFTER YOU'RE FINISHED SPEAKING.

BEFORE I GO THERE, ONE OTHER THING, SINCE WE DO HAVE SO MANY PEOPLE HERE TODAY, PLEASE REFRAIN FROM ANY CHEERS, CHEERS, APPLAUSE, ANYTHING LIKE THAT SO THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH THE MEETING EXPEDITIOUSLY.

SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, THAT WE HAVE PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

UM, BEN VAUGHT.

BEN VAUGHT, GO AHEAD.

ALRIGHT.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I'M AMBER VAN HORN.

I'M BEN VT.

I'M JILLIAN CAMPANELLA.

I'M JACOB PERKY.

WE ARE HERE TODAY REPRESENTING THE LOW COUNTRY ALLIANCE FOR HEALTHY YOUTH AND TEENS FOR HEALTHY YOUTH TO PROPOSE THAT ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES ARE INCLUDED IN THE CURRENT SMOKING REGULATIONS OF HILTON HEAD ISLANDS TOWN CODE IN 2018 U US SURGEON GENERAL JEROME ADAMS RELEASED AN URGENT ADVISORY STRESSING THE DANGERS OF VAPING.

THE CHEMICAL MAKEUP OF E-CIGARETTES ARE BLAMED FOR THIS CRISIS.

NICOTINE IS A HIGHLY ADDICTIVE CHEMICAL THAT IS AT SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER CONCENTRATIONS IN E-CIGARETTES THAN IN NORMAL CIGARETTES.

IN FACT, ELF BARS, THE BEST SELLING E-CIGARETTE IN THE UNITED STATES AT THE MOMENT IS EQUIVALENT TO AROUND 590 CIGARETTES IN ONE SINGLE SOLD UNIT.

THOSE WHO USE THESE DEVICES CAN BE EASILY ADDICTED TO HIGH NICOTINE CONCENTRATION AND FREQUENT USE CAN LEAD TO HEALTH CONSEQUENCES.

WORLD RENOWNED RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES HAVE FOUND A VARIETY OF HEALTH CONSEQUENCES AND TRENDS FOR THOSE WHO USE ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES.

THESE INCLUDE DNA DAMAGE LINKED TO ORAL CANCER, HIGHER HEART ATTACK RISK, AND HIGHER RESPIRATORY DISEASE RISK.

ALSO, RESEARCH CONDUCTED BY COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY HAS FOUND A RISE IN CANNABIS CONSUMPTION VIA VAPING DEVICES, WHICH CAN HAVE LONG TERM HEALTH CONSEQUENCES.

SO BESIDES THIS RISK FOR INDIVIDUAL USERS, E-CIGARETTES CAN ACTUALLY HAVE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES FOR THOSE AROUND THE USER.

SECONDHAND AEROSOL IS A PLUME OF CHEMICALS RELEASED TO ENVIRONMENT SUCH AS NICOTINE, HEAVY METALS, ULTRA FINE PARTICLES, CANCEROUS CHEMICALS, AND EVEN MORE WHEN PEOPLE ARE EXPOSED TO SECONDHAND AEROSOL, IT CAN LEAD TO CANCER, RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS, AND EVEN WORSEN PREEXISTING ASTHMA.

ANOTHER THREAT FROM E-CIGARETTES TO NON-USERS IS THIRDHAND AEROSOL CONTACT.

THIRD-HAND AEROSOL CONTACT IS VERY SIMILAR TO THIRD-HAND SMOKE, WHERE CHEMICALS REMAIN ON SURFACES AND IN DUST TO THEN REACT WITH OTHER CHEMICALS IN THE ENVIRONMENT TO FORM TOXIC CHEMICALS.

THESE POTENTIALLY HARMFUL CHEMICALS CAN BE EXPOSED TO OTHER PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY SMALL CHILDREN OR ANIMALS THROUGH THE RESPIRATORY SYSTEM, THROUGH INGESTIONS OR THROUGH SKIN EXPOSURE.

IN 2019, THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON SUCCESSFULLY TOOK ACTION TO ADDRESS THE E-CIGARETTE CRISIS BY INCLUDING ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES IN THE TOWN.

SMOKING REGULATIONS.

THIS RESPONSE FROM A LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS THE EXACT SAME THING THAT DR.

JEROME ADAMS ASKED FOR IN HIS SURGEON GENERAL ADVISORY IN 2018.

READING THAT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT THEIR COMMUNITIES, IMPLEMENTING ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES INTO THE TOWN CODE SMOKING REGULATION, SEND A CLEAR PUBLIC HEALTH MESSAGE.

TAKING THIS ACTION WOULD PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR HILTON HEAD ISLANDS RESIDENTS AND VISITORS.

WE THANK YOU MAYOR AND COUNCIL FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

BEFORE US WHO JUST SPOKE BECAUSE THEIR MESSAGE IS CLEAR, CONCISE, AND VERY IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US.

THANK YOU ADAM LIPSON.

MAYOR, THIS I THINK SHOULD BE AN EXCEPTION.

WE TOOK THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE THE APPLAUSE TO THE GROUP

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I JUST WANT TO ALSO EXTEND THE CONGRATULATIONS.

I'M SO INCREDIBLY PROUD OF EACH OF YOU.

UM, THANK YOU FOR COMING TONIGHT.

GOOD OF THAT? YES, SIR.

UH, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME SPEAK HERE.

MY NAME IS ADAM LIPSON.

I'M A RESIDENT OF BEKE BEACH.

I HAVE TIES THIS ISLAND DATING BACK FOR 35 YEARS.

MY MOTHER FIRST BOUGHT A PLACE IN SEA PINES.

UH, MY WIFE AND I ARE, ARE A YEAR-ROUND RESIDENCE AND WE DID NOT RENT AT OUR HOME.

UH, WE, WE RECENTLY BECOME AWARE OF A PLAN OF A PLAN BEING CONSIDERED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL, WHICH INCLUDES, UH, CHANGES TO CHAPLIN PARK.

THESE CHANGES INCLUDE, UH, PARKING ON BERKS BEACH ROAD, POTENTIALLY MORE PARKING LOTS ON CAST NETS, THE INCLUSION OF OLYMPIC-SIZED POOL AND, AND, AND INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT THAT.

CHANGING TO THE SOCCER FIELDS IN INCREASING PICKLE, PICKLE, UH, UH, PICKLEBALL COURTS.

UM, THESE CONSIDERATIONS HAVE A, WOULD HAVE A MAJOR IMPACT IN THE RESIDENCE OF BRADLEY BEACH, BERKS BEACH AND SINGLETON BEACH.

I'VE BEEN ASKED TO STAND HERE REPRESENTING OUR H O A IN THEIR ABSENCE.

UH, TODAY.

UM, THE MEMBERS OF THE H OA FIND THE PLAN AS PROPOSED TODAY TO BE RECKLESS AND POTENTIALLY A COFF NAIL TO LIFESTYLES TO PEOPLE IN THAT COMMUNITY.

WE BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE BOUGHT INTO THOSE COMMUNITIES WITH CERTAIN RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGE, WHICH MAY BE REVOKED.

PEOPLE IN SINGLETON BEACH BELIEVE THAT THEY HAD, UH, A UNIQUE PIECE OF LAND WHERE, WHERE NORTH OF THEM WAS, WHICH A PROTECTIVE SORT OF AREA.

AND PEOPLE IN, IN BRADLEY BEACH AND IN BERKS BEACH BELIEVE THE SAME OF, OF WHAT, WHAT IS SOUTH, WHERE NO DEVELOPMENT REALLY COULD TAKE, TAKE PLACE.

WE ARE NOT OPPOSED TO ALL, ALL CHANGES, BUT WE'RE, WE'RE, WE ARE ABSOLUTELY OPPOSED TO WHOLESALE CHANGES.

I'D WELCOME ANY OF YOU TO COME PART THE DEPART INCLUDES PARKING ON BERKS BEACH.

BERKS BEACH HAS NEVER HAD ILLEGAL PARKING.

I ALSO TOOK THE TIME TODAY ON THE WAY OVER HERE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE, THE, THE CROWDING OF PARKING THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS THERE.

AND I KNOW THAT WHEN WE BUILT SOMETHING LIKE PARKING LOTS, WE WANT TO ADDRESS A PROBLEM.

BUT I HAVE VIDEOS, I'LL BE GLAD SHARE THEM.

MARK, MARK, PERHAPS YOU CAN SHARE THEM WITH THE, WITH THE GROUP.

PROBABLY ABOUT MAYBE 15 TO 20% OF THE SPOTS HAVE BEEN USED.

AND WHEN I, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT ADDING PARKING, I SORT OF WONDER WHAT PROBLEM IS WE'RE TRYING TO FIX.

AND THEN WHEN I THINK ABOUT THIS WHOLE IDEA OF AN OLYMPIC SIZE POOL, WHICH WOULD CAUSE IT PERHAPS IN EXCESS OF 20 MILLION, I WONDER WHAT THE, WHAT THE OFFSETTING REVENUE IS AND THE OPERATIONAL COST ASSOCIATED WITH THAT, AND HOW THE, HOW THE PEOPLE OF HILTON HEAD WOULD FEEL ABOUT A BOND NEEDED TO SUPPORT THAT.

I WONDER WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE WITH, WITH HAVING A IGN ON THAT END OF THE ISLAND.

WOULD THAT BE SOMETHING WHICH WOULD BE APPRECIATED OR BENEFIT, OR WOULD IT DO, WOULD IT WOULD INCREASE HOTELING? I RECOGNIZE THE BALANCING PROGRESS AND PRESERVATION.

NO, THAT HEALTH RESULTS COME FROM THAT SORT OF THE NA NA PUSH AND PULL E EBB AND FLOW.

I THINK THE AS PROPOSED NOW IS, IS SOMEWHAT RECKLESS.

AND I THINK I STAND STRONG WITH MY NEIGHBORS AND OTHER LOCALS THAT THIS IS NOT SOMETHING WHICH WE FEEL IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF HILTON HEAD AS A BROADER COMMUNITY OR IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

SKIP POLAND, WINDMILL HARBOR.

NEXT BULL MAC, HOW YOU DOING? MY NAME IS, UH, BULL MAC.

I'M A, UH, FULL-TIME RESIDENT OF HILL AND ISLAND.

AND, UH, FIRST OF ALL, OUR, OUR FIRST REVENUE STREAM IS THE TOURIST AND THE SECOND REVENUE STREAM OF THE LOCAL RESIDENTS OF HILTON HEAD.

YET WE TEND TO CATER TO WHAT WE ALL THE MERCHANTS IN CLINGY CALL IS THE DAY TRIPPERS.

THEY COME IN, THEY GIVE 'EM FREE PARKING, THEY DON'T SPEND ANY MONEY, THEY TRASH OUR BEACHES AND THEY GO BACK TO THE LITTLE CITIES.

WE JUST MAKE IT WAY TOO CONVENIENT.

I OWN THREE PROPERTIES ON THIS ISLAND AND I OWN ONE ON, ON JAMES ISLAND.

WHEN I GO TO JAMES ISLAND, I GOTTA PAY TO PARK ON THE BEACH.

YOU KNOW, I DID SOME INVESTIGATION.

TY ISLAND CHARGES TO PARK.

I MEAN, WE JUST MAKE IT WAY TOO EASY FOR HIS PEOPLE TO COME IN.

AND I DON'T SEE HOW WE'RE BENEFITING BY THESE PEOPLE COMING, USING OUR BEACHES AND, AND TRASHING OUR BEACHES.

THEY DON'T SPEND ANY MONEY DOWN THERE.

AND IT'S, IT'S, IT'S GET I INVITE ALL YOU TO COME DOWN FOR A WEEKEND AND, AND SPEND IT IN CONEY AND SEE WHAT GOES ON DOWN THERE.

IT'S JUST, IT'S TERRIBLE.

NOW I KNOW THEY HAVE INSTALLED, UH, LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION, UH, DEVICES IN THE KNI LOT.

OKAY? THEY ALSO, THEY'RE GONNA PUT UP GATES.

I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THEY'RE GONNA START CHARGING FOR PARKING OR NOT, BUT I STRONGLY RECOMMEND IT.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY.

ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SKIP POLAND.

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TELL ME HOW THIS TOWN GOVERNMENT CAN WORK FOR ALL CITIZENS AND VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS.

IF THE ENTIRE COUNTY AND ALL THE TOWNS AND OUR CHAMBER MEMBERS WITH USE OF ILLEGAL TAX FUNDS.

AND MANY COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE ALSO SECRET MEMBERS OF THE G I C UNDERGROUND GOVERNMENT.

OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE SUPPOSED TO RUN OUR GOVERNMENT, NOT THE NONPROFIT, GIC AND CHAMBER TOP BRASS AND SPECIAL INTEREST.

MANY OFFICIALS HAVE BEEN TARGETED TO BE GIC AND CHAMBER MEMBERS AND EVEN ATTEND THE TAX FUNDED CHAMBER BALL PARTY TO SIT AT THE FRONT TABLE.

OFFICIALS WHO ARE ALSO G I C AND CHAMBER MEMBERS KEEP VOTING FOR TENS OF MILLIONS OF ILLEGAL TAX USE AS FOLLOWS, LAWYER GLENN STANFORD PASSED G I C PRESIDENT.

WHEN ASKED WHO INVITED HIM, HE SAID HE CAN'T REMEMBER ALSO VOTES FOR THE TAX FUNDING WITH ZERO ACCOUNTING.

ALEX BROWN, UNFORTUNATELY SERVES ON THE G C COMMITTEE.

HE'S A CHAMBER MEMBER AND HE KEEPS ON VOTING FOR FUNDING.

DAVID AMES SAID HE WASN'T A GIC MEMBER, HE WAS JUST ASKED TO ATTEND THE MEETING.

BY WHO? DAVID, WHO ELSE ON THIS COUNCIL WAS INVITED TO JOIN GIC IN CHAMBER AND GO TO THE CHAMBER BALL PARTY? OUR PART-TIME MAYOR SAID HE SAW 80% OF CHAMBER ACCOUNTING RECEIPTS AND INVOICES.

THIS WAS NOT TRUE.

HE COMMITTED FINANCIAL FRAUD AND HE MUST RESIGN AND BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE.

HE ALSO SAID HE WANTS GIC AND THE CHAMBER TO BE MORE INVOLVED WITH GOVERNMENT.

THIS IS ILLEGAL.

MANY PEOPLE WHO, WHO, WHO ATTEND AND SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE CORRIDOR AND THE CHAMBER ARE ALL GIC AND CHAMBER MEMBERS.

THEY INCLUDE CARLTON DALLAS PASS, GIC PRESIDENT, CHAMBER MEMBERS, SCHOOL BOARD, LEE WARDING, CURRENT GIC PRESIDENT, RAY WCO, CHAMBER ACCOUNTANT, BILL MILES PERSONAL ACCOUNTANT, AND THE GIC TREASURER.

PETER CHRISTIAN, HILTON HEAD PLANTATION MANAGER, GIC COMMITTEE CHAMBER SUPPORTER.

AND HE IS BEING SUED, UH, FOR ELECTION INTERFERENCE.

HOW DO WE GET FAIR VOTES IF THE ENTIRE COUNCIL AND THIS TOWN STAFF ARE ALL CORRUPTED CHAMBER MEMBERS AND TIES TO THE GIC? WE ARE IN AN ILLEGAL, WE ARE IN A LEGAL AND, AND EVEN A JUDICIAL CRISIS IN BEAUFORT COUNTY WHERE EVEN THE JUDGES ARE CONTROLLED, KANGAROO COURTS AND MANY CASES ARE PREDETERMINED.

WHAT A MESS WE ARE IN.

AND IT'S VERY SAD AND UNFORTUNATE.

I'VE BEEN HERE FOR 47 YEARS AND IT'S ONLY GOTTEN WORSE.

NEXT, LYNN GREELEY.

LYNN GREELEY, UH, I'M HERE FOR MS. GREELEY CAUSE SHE COULDN'T MAKE WHAT YOU HAD HIM AND SHE GAVE ME HER POA, WHICH YOU HAVE ON FILE.

AS AGAIN, MR. HOAGLAND, WE DO NOT ACCEPT THE POA AND YOU'LL KNOW THE RAMIFICATIONS OF SPEAKING.

I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO MY, I THINK IT'D BE MY NINTH CITATION AND I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO SOLVING THIS IN COURT.

IS IT 10TH NINE OR 10? I DON THINK SO.

GREAT.

CITIZENS WHO FEAR SPEAKING.

WE HAVE BEATEN THE CHAMBER.

LEGAL OPERATIONS ISSUED A DEATH BEFORE THIS COUNCIL, YET YOU JUST CONTINUE VOTING TO GIVE THEM MILLIONS MORE.

AT SOME POINT, ALL COUNCIL PERSONS WILL HAVE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS IN VARIOUS INVESTIGATIONS BECAUSE THIS LEVEL OF THEFT CANNOT CONTINUE FOREVER.

WE, WE ALSO HAVE THE ISSUE OF FRAUDULENT BUDGETS AND YEAR END AUDITS BEING PRESENTED BY C P A TROYER AND NOT ONE SINGLE COUNCIL MEMBER CAN ATTEST TO THESE NUMBERS ARE TRUE AND ACCURATE AND FACTUAL.

TELL ME WHY ALL YOU SERVE IN THIS COUNCIL OR FINANCE COMMITTEE.

IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON, DON'T YOU HAVE TO STIPULATE TO A COMMON SET OF FACTS? AND HOW WOULD YOU KNOW THE FINANCIALS WITHOUT HIRING YOUR OWN INDEPENDENT CPA WITH TOWN GOVERNMENT FORENSIC AUDIT KNOWLEDGE? HOW WILL YOU CONFIRM HOW THIS TOWN IS BEING RUN BY ORLANDO GRUBER, TROYER AND COLTRANE WHO ARE ALL ALLEGED ALREADY TO ILLEGALLY USING AND ISSUING MILLIONS TO ENTITIES WHO REFUSE TO PROVIDE A TRANSPARENT ACCOUNTING OF OF THEIR EXPENDITURES? WHAT IS WRONG HERE? YOU HAVE PLEDGED YOUR CAN.

YOU HAVE PLEDGED A CAMPAIGN TO SERVE HONESTLY AND TO APPROVE SPEND AND PROTECT OUR MONEY LIKE YOUR OWN.

THE FACT IS YOU HAVE DONE NOTHING AND HAVE INSTITUTED ZERO ACCOUNTING ON MILLIONS OF THEFT, MISUSED, OVERCHARGED LEGAL FEES AND A CHAMBER ROBBERY.

WE KEEP ELECTING THE SAME TRENCHED, DISHONEST CANDIDATES, MANY OF WHOM WE THOUGHT WERE HONEST AND HAVE FAILED US AND NOW WE ARE STUCK WITH YET ANOTHER FOUR YEARS OF THIS FAILED PART-TIME.

MAYOR, MR. PERRY, ONCE AGAIN, YOU PUBLICLY SAID 80% OF CHAMBER ACCOUNTING WERE RECEIPTED INVOICES.

YOU SAW THAT YOU, IF YOU CAN'T CONFIRM THIS AND THE NAMES OF WHO SHOWED SHOWED THIS TO YOU, SHOULDN'T YOU RESIGN IMMEDIATELY OR BE REMOVED FOR THIS FRAUD INSTEAD? YOU SEE MORE INTERESTED IN STOPPING MY PUBLIC COMMENTS AND TRYING TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF A POA LEGAL LAW DOC TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF OTHER

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THIS IS, THIS IS JUST AN, AN ONGOING EMBARRASSMENT TO THIS COMMUNITY.

AS ARE ALL OF OUR COUNCILS MEMBERS WHO KEEP VOTING AND APPROVING OUR TAX FUNDS TO BE LEGALLY USED AND STOLEN WITHOUT ANY ACCOUNTING AND JUST DISAPPEARED IN THIN AIR.

WHY ARE YOU EVEN HERE? WHY EVEN RUN FOR OFFICE IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN HONEST PUBLIC SERVICE? AND I WANT TO ADD, IF YOU DO NOT FIRE THIS CHAMBER D M O SOON AND, AND, AND, AND START A FORENSIC AUDIT ON WHAT HE'S DONE WITH OVER 125 MILLION FOR THE LAST 35 YEARS, YOU HAVE VIOLATED YOUR FIDUCIARY RESPONS ABILITY TO EVERYBODY IN THIS ROOM.

I IMAGINE TAXPAYERS AND LOCAL MEDIA, INCLUDING ME, ARE GONNA REVOLT LAWSUITS WILL BEGIN AS YOU LEAVE NO OTHER CHOICE.

BLESS YOUR HEART, MARY TI GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR COUNCIL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN AND TOWN MANAGER.

IT, IT IS A PLEASURE TO BE HERE TODAY.

I HAD WRITTEN A LONG SPACE, BUT I'LL MAKE THIS REALLY QUICK.

UH, I, ON SUNDAY, JULY 9TH, I DECIDED TO TAKE A WALK ALONG THE BEACH WHERE I LIVE IN PALMETTO DUNES.

AS I APPROACHED THE DUNES HOUSE, THERE WAS THIS TREMENDOUS CHEERING AND SCREAMING AND AS I LOOKED DOWN THE BEACH IN FRONT OF THE MARRIOTT, THERE WERE OVER, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE, BUT OVER A HUNDRED.

THEY WERE HAVING A TOURNAMENT, A VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT, AND THEY HAD THEIR NETS ANCHORED IN OUR DUNES, WHICH ARE PROHIBITED.

AND UH, SO I TOOK PICTURES AND VIDEOS BECAUSE NO ONE MADE, BELIEVE ME.

SO I CONTACTED BOB BROM AND HE REFERRED ME TO MORGAN THOMPSON AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE MATTER WAS HANDLED QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY AND I WANNA COMPLIMENT BOB AND MORGAN.

I DON'T KNOW IF SHE'S HERE TODAY, I DON'T KNOW IF I EVEN KNOW HER.

UH, BUT UH, EVERYTHING WAS TAKEN CARE OF.

SO I JUST WANT TO CONGRATULATE THEM ON THEIR QUICK RESPONSE.

AND ALSO I WANNA RECOGNIZE MY COUNCILWOMAN CUZ I CALLED HER AS WELL.

AND WE HAD A NICE LONG CONVERSATION ABOUT WE HAVE TO PROTECT OUR DOOMS AT ALL COSTS.

THANK YOU TERESA PRINCE.

I'LL DEFER.

CONSIDER THEM AS THEY TRY TO COME OVER TO BRIDGE TO WORK.

UM, IS ANYONE ELSE HERE TO SPEAK ON SOMETHING OTHER THAN HOUSING? WANNA GO ON UP? PETER CHRISTIAN.

SO YEAH, KIM, UM, IT NEEDS TO BE PEOPLE THAT SIGNED UP FOR THE PUBLIC COMMENT.

I'VE GOT HIM.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

JUST MAKING SURE.

MR. MAYOR, TOWN MANAGER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

UM, MR. MAYOR, IT'S A PLEASURE TO SEE YOU AT THE, UH, OPENING CEREMONY FOR THE BAYSHORE PROJECT.

THE RIBBON CUTTING THAT WAS, UH, HOSTED BY THE, BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

AND I, I WANTED TO, UM, OWN UP AND FESS UP THAT I'M A MEMBER OF THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WITH HILTON HEAD PLANTATION AND, UH, MEMBER OF THE GIC CHAIR COMMITTEE OF THE GIC.

SO I'M IN GOOD COMPANY, UM, WITH MANY OF YOU UP ON, ON THE DAIS, AND I WANNA APPLAUD ALL OF YOU FOR THE VOLUNTEERISM THAT YOU GIVE BY VOLUNTEERING FOR THE CHAMBER AND DOING THEIR FINE WORK AND ALSO VOLUNTEERING FOR THE GIC AND DOING THAT FINE WORK.

UM, YOU SHOULD BE COMMENDED FOR DOING THOSE THINGS ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT YOU DO AS COUNCIL MEMBERS.

UM, IT WAS NICE TO SEE THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE UP HERE REMINDED ME OF WHEN I WAS A KID BACK IN THE SIXTIES AND WE WERE ALL REVOLTING AGAINST EVERYTHING, UM, THAT THEY'RE UP HERE AND ENGAGED AND, AND, AND DOING POSITIVE THINGS.

UM, WANTED TO REMIND PEOPLE WE ARE IN HURRICANE SEASON.

UM, WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT RATING AND FEMA WILL REIMBURSE US AT 80% BECAUSE WE ARE PRE-QUALIFIED.

UM, TOM DUNN DOES AN EXCELLENT PRESENTATION AND IF THERE ARE COMMUNITIES OUT THERE THAT HAVE NOT TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF TOM DUNN, WHO'S THE UH, UH, DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, THEY SHOULD ABSOLUTELY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT OPPORTUNITY.

UM, WE NOTED AND WE SENT OUT IN HILTON HEAD PLANTATION THAT THE COMPUTERIZED TRAFFIC SYSTEM, UH, IS BEING TESTED AND I HOPE YOU CONSIDER WITH THE AMOUNT OF, WITH A GOOD AMOUNT OF COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION, EXPERIMENTING WITH THE SQUIRE POPE INTERSECTION, UH, TO SEE IF WE CAN MOVE TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY ON A SATURDAY, UM, A LITTLE BIT FASTER, UM, THROUGH THAT, THAT INTERSECTION THAT WOULD BE WELCOME.

UM, PROPERTY VALUES ON THE ISLAND CONTINUE TO SKYROCKET DESPITE INTEREST RATES GOING UP, AND THAT BOXES OUT MORE AND MORE FOLKS WHO ARE WORKING FOLKS.

SO WE NEED TO

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AND WE ALSO NEED TO CONSIDER ALL THE WORK THAT MISSY IS DOING AND YOU ARE DOING WORKFORCE HOUSING AND CONTINUE THAT GOOD WORK AND THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

I BELIEVE THAT'S IT.

IS IS THERE ANYBODY THAT, THAT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK REGARDING THE HOUSING THAT HAS A TIME CONSTRAINT THAT WILL NEED TO LEAVE AND WANT, WANTS TO SPEAK NOW? THAT WAS SIGNED UP BEFORE.

LISA, IF YOU THINK THIS IS GOING, YOUR EXECUTIVE SESSION IS GONNA TAKE A WHILE.

I'D APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK NOW.

I DO HAVE A COMMITMENT'S UNLIKE MOST.

CAN YOU STATE THAT PLEASE? CERTAINLY.

I'M RESA PRINCE AND I'M HERE AGAIN ABOUT THE ISLAND DURS MIXED USE ZONING PROPOSAL.

OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS, I'VE ASKED YOU TO STUDY THIS ZONING CHANGE.

I ASKED ABOUT THE PRECEDENT RISKS IT ESTABLISHES FOR SPOT ZONING, WHAT WE'VE LEARNED FROM THE FAILED CHRISTIAN ACADEMY SITE REZONING IN THE INHERENT DISREGARD OF THE L M O DEFINITION OF WORKFORCE HOUSING.

LOOKING AT THE BIGGER PICTURE, YOU COMMITTED TO A NEW MASTER LAND USE PLAN WITH INDIVIDUAL DISTRICT PLANNING.

THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT PROCESS IN THAT EFFORT ENSURES THAT THE NEEDS OF THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORS ARE PRIMARY DRIVERS OF THE FINAL DISTRICT PLAN.

IF YOU BELIEVE IN THE PROCESS THAT YOU CREATED, THE ISLANDER MIXED USE TEXT AMENDMENT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED DURING THE BRIDGE TO BEACH DISTRICT PLAN.

LAWYERS HAVE CRAFTED THAT M O TEXT AMENDMENT TO MEET THE IN THE INVESTMENT OBJECTIVES OF A SINGLE DEVELOPER.

HOWEVER, THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 23 PARCELS THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ZONING.

HAVE YOU CONSIDERED THE CONSEQUENCES OF APPLYING THAT LEVEL OF DENSITY TO SEE PINES CIRCLE? AND WHERE'S THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN THIS PROCESS? WHAT DO THE OTHER PARCEL OWNERS SAY? HAVE YOU EVEN BOTHERED TO CONSULT WITH THE NEIGHBORS, INCLUDING RESIDENTS, C PINES, KNI, PUBLIC CENTER MERCHANTS? THE DISTRICT MASTER PLAN WILL DO ALL OF THAT, AND IT IS SCHEDULED TO BE PRESENTED FOR FIRST LOOK TO YOU IN THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST.

THAT'S ONLY A FEW WEEKS FROM NOW.

SO WHAT'S THE RUSH TO PUSH THIS TEXT AMENDMENT THROUGH TODAY AND WHY DID MR. ORLANDO AND THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT STAFF LET THIS TEXT AMENDMENT JUMP TO THE FRONT OF THE LINE? I'LL SAY IT AGAIN.

THE BOTTOM LINE NEEDS TO ENSURE THE TAXPAYERS ARE GETTING A HIGH ENOUGH RETURN ON INVESTMENT BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW THIS DEVELOPER AND THE OWNERS OF ALL 23 PARCELS WILL GET A WINDFALL PROPERTY VALUE INCREASE.

I URGE YOU TO DELAY THIS SPOT ZONING PROPOSAL UNTIL IT CAN BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF THE DISTRICT PLAN TO ENSURE THIS PROJECT DOESN'T RISK UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES AND IT BECOMES YET ANOTHER ENTRY ON THE TOWN'S PLANNING FAILURES LIST.

IS IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE? ARE YOU GOING INTO SESSION NOW? YEAH, SO NO, WE, WE ARE, UM, IF THERE'S NOBODY ELSE THAT WE'LL SPEAK NOW WE'RE GONNA GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR LEGAL ADVICE AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK OUT OF THAT AND HAVE THE PRESENTATION OF THE MID ISLAND OR MID ISLAND, I'M SORRY, UM, OF THE OFFICE WAY PROJECT.

THAT I'D LIKE TO SPEAK.

QUESTION PROBABLY WILL TAKE A WHILE, RIGHT? IT IT COULD, YEAH.

SO I WOULD HATE TO PUT A TIMEFRAME ON IT.

I THINK MAYOR, THEY NEED TO KNOW IT'S JUST ON THIS ONE TOPIC.

IT IS JUST ON THIS ONE TOPIC THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, AN EXECUTIVE SESSION, NO BUSINESS.

THE NEXT TOPIC, WE, WE ADJUSTED THE, THE, UH, SURPRISE.

WE AMENDED THE AGENDA, WE AMENDED THE AGENDA FOR TREY.

DO YOU WANNA SPEAK NOW? YES.

TO A NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT ON THE LMO REQUIREMENTS.

MR. GRAVES, I HAVE TO ERIC SOMERVILLE.

MY, MY FIRST STATEMENT WILL BE IT'S A BIT OF A MANIPULATION TO PUBLISH A, AN AGENDA AND THEN CHANGE IT ANY EVENT.

MY COMMENT IS SIMPLE.

UH, DAVID AMES IS THE ONE WHO BROUGHT THIS UP IN THE PLANNING SESSION AND THERE WAS RELUCTANCE TO MOVE AHEAD ON THIS PROJECT AT C PINE CIRCLE BECAUSE IT MIGHT BE SET A PRECEDENT FOR THINGS THAT COULD CHANGE AND BE ALLOWED IN THE FUTURE.

SO MY COMMENT THERE IS VERY SIMPLY TO HAVE MORE CONFIDENCE THAN SHAWN AND HIS STAFF.

I THINK THEY'RE DOING AN EXCELLENT JOB.

THEY'VE SPELLED OUT LOTS OF DETAILS.

JUST SO HAPPENS IN THE C PINE CIRCLE SCENARIO, WE HAVE A LOCAL, UH, DEVELOPER WHO'S WILLING TO AMEND AND LISTEN

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THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO TO EVERYBODY.

AND THAT'S THE FIRST TIME WHEN RISA JUST MENTIONED THAT THAT'S SOMEHOW GETS APPROVED FOR THIS.

IT'S APPROVED FOR A BUNCH OF THINGS.

WHY YOU CAN MAKE A ONE-TIME EXCEPTION.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR CODE OR ALLOW YOUR CODE FOREVER TO BE VIOLATED.

ALL IT TAKES IS SOME ENFORCEMENT OF THE CODE AND THINGS LIKE, YOU'RE GONNA HELP ME AGAIN, ACT WITH TERROR, OKAY, WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN AND WHAT WAS EVER THE PENALTY THERE ANYWAY.

AND THERE SHOULD BE SOME PENALTIES ASSOCIATED FOR VIOLATING THE CODE.

WE'RE WORKING VERY HARD WITH A NICE STAFF, VERY INTELLIGENT, VERY CAPABLE TO DEFINE A CODE.

THAT LITTLE CIRCLE IS A DIFFICULT LITTLE SPOT.

IT'S SMALL, IT'S NEEDED FOR UPDATE FOR A LONG TIME.

THE SCHOOL IS CO-JOINED IN THAT AND ALL THESE GOOD REASONS WHY WE SHOULD PROCEED WITH THAT PARTICULAR LANDMASS.

SO THAT'S MY 2 CENTS, MAYBE 3 CENTS.

THANK YOU MR. GRAVES.

MY NAME IS TREY GRAVES.

I, UH, LIVE IN BLUFFTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.

I AM A, UH, FIFTH OR SIXTH GENERATION BEAUFORD COUNTY RESIDENT WHO GREW UP ON HILTON HEAD.

AND AS THIS IS MY FIRST TIME ATTENDING ONE OF THESE MEETINGS BECAUSE I TRY TO AVOID THEM AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, IT'S GOOD TO PUT FACES TO NAMES OF THESE NAMES SHORT OF MAYOR PERRY AND MR. BROWN.

I DON'T KNOW OF ANY OF YOU WHO WILL REMEMBER WHAT LIVING ON HILTON HEAD FULL-TIME 20 YEARS AGO WAS.

IT IS WITH THAT INSIGHT THAT I IMPLORE YOU AS A COUNCIL TO BE PROACTIVE AND TRANSPARENT IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF OPPORTUNITY ZONES ON THIS ISLAND OPPORTUNITY ZONES THAT CAN ATTEMPT TO STACK UP COMPETITIVELY AGAINST OUR OTHER COMPETING MUNICIPALITIES IN BEAUFORT COUNTY FOR WHOM WE WILL NEED TO BUY AGAINST FOR 9% LOW INCOME HOUSING, FEDERAL TAX CREDIT, UH, SUBSIDIES PER THE SOUTH CAROLINA QUALIFIED ACTION PLAN FOR 9% FEDERAL FUNDS TOUCHED ON BY MISSY EARLIER, HILTON HEAD WILL NEVER BEAT BLUFFTON OR BUFORD AT GETTING TAX CREDITS BECAUSE WE SIMPLY DO NOT HAVE THE LAND AVAILABLE OR THE FREE ON THE FREE MARKET.

ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS A PROXIMITY FACTOR AS IT RELATES TO SCORING AND WINNING THESE BIDS WITH THE STATE TO RECEIVE FEDERAL FUNDING TO INCLUDE GROCERIES, CLOTHING, AND GOOD SHOPPING SCHOOLS, PARKS, AS WELL AS PROXIMITIES TO JOBS SERVED.

THAT IS WHY I SUGGEST THAT THIS COUNCIL, INSTEAD OF NUMEROUS REZONING ATTEMPTS, CREATES A LAND BANK WITH THE EXISTING LAND OWNED BY THE TOWN FOR DEVELOPERS TO COMPETE FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP RESPONSIBLY INSIDE THE GUIDELINES SET FORTH BY THE FEDERAL LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDIT FRAMEWORK THAT IS VERY CUT AND DRY.

I SAY THAT TO SAY THIS, I CAN NO LONGER AFFORD TO LIVE ON HILTON HEAD, NEITHER CAN THE MAJORITY OF MY PEERS AND A COUNTY WITH ONE OF THE HIGHEST, MEDIUM AVERAGE INCOMES IN THE STATE.

THAT SHOULD BE RIDICULOUS TO THINK THAT THE COST OF COMMUTING HERE BY PEOPLE MY AGE, YOUNGER, OLDER, WILL NOT HAVE A DIRECT EFFECT ON THE COST OF LIVING HERE.

TO INCLUDE LANDSCAPE POOL MAINTENANCE, FOOD SERVICE CONSTRUCTION IS RIDICULOUS.

IT'S FOOLISH.

LASTLY, I'LL LEAVE YOU WITH THIS.

WE ONLY HAVE 150 FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS ON THIS ISLAND SINCE 1992.

THAT WILL BE 90 DILLON AND HILTON HEAD GARDENS.

IT DOESN'T EVEN BEGIN TO MAKE A DENT IN THE NEED THAT WE HAVE.

WE ARE VERY BEHIND, BUT IT IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

THANK YOU MR. GRAVES.

YES MA'AM.

CAN I SPEAK BEFORE YOU GO INTO QUESTION? YES, YOU MAY.

UNDERSTAND.

I WE'RE NOT TRYING TO KEEP ANYBODY FROM SPEAKING, IT'S JUST IN, IN, IN LIEU OF TIME JUST TO MAKE CERTAIN FOR THOSE THAT CAN'T STAY HERE.

SO EVERYBODY WILL BE HEARD.

MR. MAYOR, MR. ORLANDO AND MEMBERS OF THE TOWN COUNCIL YOUR NAME PLEASE.

OH, I'M SORRY.

WELL I WANT TO WELCOME THEM FIRST AND THEN SAY, MY NAME IS SHERRY.

MIKE AND I LIVE IN INDIGO RUN.

UH, FIRST OF ALL, TODAY I DON'T WANNA READ ANYTHING.

I JUST WANNA SPEAK TO YOU FROM MY HEART.

I MOVED HERE 20 YEARS AGO, BUT I'VE BEEN VISITING THE ISLAND FOR THE LAST 40 YEARS.

I FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS ISLAND

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FOR TWO MAIN REASONS.

IT'S BEAUTY AND IT'S RESTAURANTS.

YES, I FELL IN LOVE WITH THE RESTAURANTS.

I WAS SKINNY THEN AND I MOVED HERE AND NOW.

BUT OUR RESTAURANTS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THIS ISLAND.

THERE ARE HUNTERS RESTAURANTS AND THEY DO NEED THEIR WORKERS.

YOU'VE TALKED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO WANNA SPEAK TODAY, MR. MAYOR.

WELL I THINK YOU, THE COUNCIL NEEDS TO LOOK AT WHAT THE CITIZENS WANT.

I TALKED ABOUT AND I WANNA THANK YOU MR. STANFORD FOR YOUR LETTER THAT YOU SENT ME WITH ALL THE INFORMATION.

BUT I THINK IT'S REALLY HARD TO ASK A DEVELOPER TO SAY, OH YOU CAN ONLY, YOU HAVE TO DO THIS FOR 30 YEARS VERSUS 10 YEARS.

HOW DO WE KNOW IT'S GONNA HAPPEN IN 10 YEARS FROM NOW? THERE MAY BE A HURRICANE AND WIPE OUT THE ISLAND SO FOR 10 YEARS WE'RE GONNA MAKE PEOPLE SUFFER.

I PRAY THAT NEVER HAPPENS, BUT WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S MANY MORE POSITIVES TO THIS THAN NEGATIVES.

I'VE READ WHAT THE HOUSING COMMITTEE WROTE, WHAT YOU NEED TO HAVE FOR THE WORKFORCE HOUSING.

I THINK THE ONLY WAY THAT YOU'RE GOING TO GET THAT IS IF HILTON HEAD BUYS THE LAND, THEY DO THE DEVELOPMENT, THEY DO THE BUILDING AND THEN THEY CAN SAY, OKAY, THIS IS ALL WORKFORCE HOUSING.

IT'S GOING TO BE FOR LIFE AND IT'S GOING TO BE THIS INCOME RANGE, BUT IT'S GONNA HAVE TO BE FROM HILTON HEAD AND I REALLY DON'T WANT MY MONEY SPENT ON THIS.

THIS IS GOING TO BE AN ENDEAVOR THAT'S GOING TO INCREASE OUR WORKFORCE HOUSING, BUT IT'S NOT GONNA COST US CITIZENS ANY MONEY.

I REMEMBER IN LAST ELECTIONS A LOT OF YOU, ESPECIALLY YOU MR. MAYOR SAID, YOU STOOD RIGHT NEXT TO ME AND YOU WERE SAYING HOW YOU WANTED TO TAKE DOWN DILAPIDATED BUILDINGS.

WELL THIS IS YOUR CHANCE TO COME TRUE ON YOUR CAMPAIGN PROMISE.

EVERYBODY ELSE WHO RAN ALSO SAID WORKFORCE HOUSING AND GET RID OF DILAPIDATED BUILDINGS.

THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.

THERE ARE A HUNDRED GOOD REASONS, MAYBE 25 REASONS THAT YOU MAY NOT AGREE WITH.

SO I THINK THE GOOD REASONS OUTNUMBER THE BAD REASONS.

I REALLY URGE YOU TO VOTE YES TODAY ON THE TEXT AMENDMENT ON THE OFFICE PARKWAY.

LET'S NOT TABLE THIS FOR FUTURES.

LET'S GET THIS STARTED SO OUR RESTAURANTS CAN GET THEIR WORKERS AND I CAN CONTINUE EATING IN THE RESTAURANTS.

HAS WORKED THROUGH NUMEROUS REQUESTS BY TOWN STAFF AND PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT HAD SIGNED UP TO SPEAK DURING THE, THE PUBLIC COMMENT SECTION, REFERENCE HOUSING BEFORE WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, I WOULD IMAGINE THAT EXECUTIVE SESSION WILL TAKE 30 MINUTES TO AN HOUR.

JUST BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY.

ANYONE ELSE IDEA? OKAY, MR. WALL ALAN WOLF, PRESENT IN THE SURGE RESTAURANT GROUP.

MAYOR COUNSEL, THANKS FOR HAVING US.

UH, THIS IS MY THIRD DIFFERENT MAYOR TO ADDRESS REGARDING THE RISK, UH, TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE HERE ON HILTON ISLAND.

MAYOR BENNETT BELIEVED TAX CREDITS WERE THE SOLUTION.

HE WAS RIGHT.

I'M GLAD WE'RE STILL WORKING ON 'EM, MISS, HE'S STILL MAKING PROGRESS.

MAYOR MCCANN SUGGESTED HIGHER WAGES, WHICH THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY HAS DONE, BUT NEITHER HAVE REALLY MADE ANY EFFECT TO SOLVING THIS BURGEONING CRISIS.

IN BOTH INSTANCES, PREVIOUS COUNSELS HAVE EMPLOYED THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO STEP UP WITH SOLUTIONS.

OVER TWO YEARS AGO, ON MAY 17TH, 2021, I MET WITH DAVID DESSAN AND HIS PARTNERS ON BEHALF OF THE SURGE RESTAURANT GROUP, HIS PARTNERS AND HE WERE PURSUING DORMITORY UNITS FOR RESTAURANTS, HOTEL WORKERS, AND THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BUFORD.

AND THEY ASKED HOW MANY DORM UNITS THE SURGE GROUP WOULD LIKE AND WE SAID, PLEASE DON'T BUILD EIGHT TO 10 BEDROOM DORMITORY UNITS.

WE DON'T THINK IT'S THE RIGHT PRODUCT FOR THE LOCAL WORKFORCE, NOR FOR THE CINE CIRCLE.

WE OFFERED A DIFFERENT VISION OF ONE, TWO, AND THREE BEDROOM UNITS THAT WOULD BE MORE SUITED TO THE NEEDS OF A YEAR-ROUND WORKFORCE AS PO AS OPPOSED TO JUST VISA WORKERS ONLY.

WE THEN BECAME ADVOCATES OF THIS VISION AND INVESTED SUBSTANTIAL CAPITAL WITH THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM TO MEET THE EXPECTATION OF TOWN GOVERNMENT AND OF RESIDENTS THAT EMPLOYERS BE INVOLVED IN SOLUTIONS FOR HOUSING OUR WORKFORCE.

ON MAY 18TH, 2022, OVER A YEAR AGO, WE WERE INTRODUCED THE IDEA OF A TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE LMO BY TOWN STAFF AS A MEANS OF TAKING AN ALREADY ALLOWABLE SIZE BUILDING ON OUR PROPERTY WITHIN THE C PINES COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AND MAKING IT INTO SMALLER UNITS, ESSENTIALLY SLICING THAT GIUSEPPE'S PIZZA INSTEAD OF 12 SLICES INTO MORE SLICES WITHOUT MAKING THE PIZZA ANY BIGGER ALL ALONG WE WOULD MAINTAIN THE DEVELOPMENT SETBACKS AND THE C PONDS COMMERCIAL LAND PLANNING RESTRICTIONS AND WE WOULD TIE IN BEAUTIFULLY TO THE TOWN.

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FURTHER WOULD ALLOW US TO BUILD 16 DORMITORY FOUR BEDROOM UNITS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT AND IT WOULD APPLY ONLY TO PROPERTIES WITHIN 5,500 FEET OF THAT UNIVERSITY.

OUR TEAM

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TOSA'S POINT.

WE HAVE MET ON 1215 OF 22 NEARLY NINE MONTHS AGO WITH SUPPORT FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THIS PROJECT THE NEXT DAY ANDREW DAVIS AND INTERVIEWED ME ON THE PROJECT THAT WAS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED AND THE ALLEN PACK HAD PICKED IT UP THE FOLLOWING DAY.

THE OWNERS OF THE FROZEN MOON IN CONEY PLAZA REACHED OUT THE NEXT DAY TO THE SURGE GROUP OFFICE AND SAID, WE AND I QUOTE, WE ARE INTERESTED IN AN EMPLOYEE HOUSING UNIT, ONE UNIT WHEN MORE INFO COMES OUT.

AND I'M NOT SURPRISED IF YOUR PHONE IS BLOWING UP WITH PEOPLE ASKING.

SEE, ONE UNIT WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THAT LOCAL BUSINESS OWNER ON THE SOUTH END OF HILTON HEAD.

SO FINALLY, THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY BEGGING FOR SOLUTIONS.

WE'VE STOOD UP, WE'VE LINED UP, WE'VE GOT PROBABLY 10 SURGE PARTNERS IN THE ROOM.

IS THAT RIGHT? AT THIS POINT, 40 LOCAL PARTNERS THAT ARE READY TO BRING A SOLUTION AND I EMPLOY YOU ON BEHALF OF ALL THE LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY TO APPROVE THIS ISLANDER MIXED USE TEXT AMENDMENT TO ENSURE THE FUTURE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND THE FUTURE VIABILITY OF OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY.

THANK YOU MR. WOLF.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE THAT WAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR FILED COMIC? MS. LEE? THANK YOU.

I'M A RESIDENT OF THIS BEAUTIFUL ISLAND.

I URGE YOU TO VOTE YES TO PROCEED WITH THE FIRST READING OF THE TAX AMENDMENT.

THE COUNCIL HAS A ROBOTS PROCESS TO DEBATE THE MERITS OF THE PROJECT THROUGH THE NEXT PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE MEETING AND THE FULL COUNCIL MEETING FOR A SECOND READING, THE DEVELOPERS SHOULD BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT THEIR CASE TODAY BECAUSE THERE ARE TOO MUCH MISSING PERCEPTIONS INFLUENCING PUBLIC JUDGMENT.

FIRST, THE ISLAND MIXED USE TAX AMENDMENT IS NOT SPOT ZONING.

IT IS A NEW LAND USE WITHIN A EXISTING ZONE.

IN REALITY, IT WILL REDUCE, NOT INCREASE THE DENSITY OF BEDROOMS OR OCCUPANTS PER ACRE FROM 44 440 A SPY RIGHT TO 292.

WE ALL KNOW THAT HUMANS COMPETE FOR NATURAL RESOURCES, PUBLIC SERVICE AND O ROADWAYS, NOT THE WALLS THAT SEPARATE FLOOR SPACE AND SEPARATE FLOOR SPACES.

SECOND, U S C B OWNS THE CAMPUS PROPERTY, NOT THE TOWN.

THE UNIVERSITY IS WILLING TO SIGN A LONG-TERM SHARED PARKING AGREEMENT TO UTILIZE SURPLUS PARKING, WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING USED AS A FREE BEACH PARKING IN EXCHANGE FOR MUCH NEEDED STUDENT HOUSING PROVIDED BY THE DEVELOPER AT NO COST FOR THE UNIVERSITY.

THIRD, THE DEVELOPER WILL ENTER INTO LONG-TERM LEASE AGREEMENTS WITH LOCAL EMPLOYERS.

IT'S UP TO THEM TO DECIDE THE RENTS AS PART OF EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION PACKAGES LEAVING THE GOVERNMENT OUT OF PICKING WINNERS AND LOSERS OR ENFORCING EVICTIONS.

THE 10 CREATED AN OBSTACLE IN TERMS OF POORLY DESIGNED DWELLING UNITS AND RESULTING DENSITY.

IT IS A OVERREACH TO REQUEST PAYMENT IN THE FORM OF 30 YEARS, SIX TO 80% A M I TO REMOVE IT WHEN THERE'S NO PUBLIC FUNDING INVOLVED AND WITH OTHER PROJECTS HAVE MET NO SUCH CONDITIONS.

WHAT'S MISSING IN THE ENTIRE PUBLIC DEBATE, UM, RELATED TO THE OFFICE WAY PROJECT, IT'S, IT'S LONG-TERM BENEFITS TO THE TOWN, SUCH AS BETTER DESIGN STANDARDS TO PRESERVE THAT WAY, UH, ISLAND WAY OF LIFE, A THRIVING U S C B TO SUPPORT FUTURE RESEARCH CENTERS FOR YOUR RESILIENT PLANS AS WELL AS ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND REVITALIZING A DILAPIDATED PRIME LOCATION TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESSES.

THE DECISION IN FRONT OF YOU IS QUITE SIMPLE.

DO YOU WANNA PROCEED WITH A BUYRIGHT PLAN, WHICH DOES NOT NEED THE COUNCIL APPROVAL? OR DO YOU WANNA SUPPORT AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH THAT ACTUALLY REDUCE OCCUPANT DENSITY, THEREFORE RELIEVING TRAFFIC BURDEN AROUND THE CPI CIRCLE DISTRICT? BY VOTING, YES, THE TOWN WILL ENCOURAGE OTHER PRIVATE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS HOUSING AFFORDABILITY.

A DOES NOT NEED TO BE ONE SIZE FITS ALL.

UH, IS, I DON'T DEBATE THAT.

UH, MR. MAYOR, TOWN COUNCIL, UH, MR. TOWN MANAGER.

I'LL BE VERY BRIEF.

I HAVE TWO ISSUES.

UM, AND I'M A C PINES RESIDENT AND I'M FACED WITH THE, THE, THE, THE, THE, THE ENORMOUS CONGESTION THAT WE HAVE AROUND THE TR TRAFFIC CIRCLE.

AND I THINK EVEN THOUGH THERE'S A LOT OF ENTHUSIASM FOR THE WORKFORCE HOUSING AND A LOT OF ENERGY GOING INTO THIS, WHICH I THINK WE ALL APPRECIATE, I THINK WE JUST HAVE TO TAKE A STEP BACK AND THINK WHAT WE THINK ABOUT WHAT WE ARE DOING.

CUZ THE, THE PRESSURE ON THE C PINE CIRCLE IS GOING TO INCREASE, UM, BECAUSE OF THESE DEVELOPMENTS, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, UH,

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BUT WE HAVE A NUMBER OF THINGS GOING ON IN THE TOWN.

ONE IS THE ADAPTIVE TRAFFIC, UH, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, THE, UH, INDEPENDENT STUDY THAT'S GONNA GO, COME IN ON THE CORRIDOR.

ALL THESE THINGS WILL HAVE, UH, UM, UH, SOLUTIONS FOR OUR TRAFFIC ON THE ISLANDS.

AND BEFORE WE RUSH INTO THINGS, UH, ON NEW DEVELOPMENTS AND, AND, UM, WORKFORCE HOUSING, ET CETERA, I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE, UH, THE DATA THAT COME OUT OF THESE STUDIES TO ACTUALLY SEE WHAT THE FACTS WILL SHOW.

AND SO CAN WE ALLEVIATE THE TRAFFIC AROUND THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE? CAN WE BUILD WORKFORCE HOUSING AND DORMITORIES WITHOUT AFFECTING THAT? AND WE DON'T KNOW THIS YET.

IT'S ALL SPEC SPECULATION AT THIS POINT IN TIME.

AND THEN SECONDLY, I THINK THERE'S STILL, UH, OUR UNCERTAINTIES ABOUT WHAT THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT IS GOING TO DO.

UM, THERE IS TALK ABOUT THIS BEING WORKFORCE HOUSING AND DORMITORIES, UH, INTO, UH, UM, UH, UH, FOREVER IN A SENSE INTO PERPETUITY.

AND, UH, IS THAT REALLY THE CASE? THERE SEEM TO BE, UH, DIFFERENT OPINIONS WITHIN THE TOWN COUNCIL AND WITH, WITH PEOPLE WHETHER THIS IS ACTUALLY THE TRUE IS THIS, IS THIS GOING TO BE WORKFORCE HOUSING AND DORMITORIES INTO PERPETUITY, WHICH MAKES IT A DIFFERENT THING? OR WILL A NEW OWNER IN 10 YEARS OR 15 YEARS CONVERTED BACK INTO, UH, REGULAR HOUSING, WHICH WILL BE NOT A VERY POSITIVE THING TO DO.

SO I, MY QUESTION TO YOU IS TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION, UM, AND LET'S NOT RUSH INTO, UM, INTO MAKING A DECISION ON THIS, BUT LET'S DO THIS IN A SMART AND INTELLIGENT WAY WITH ALL THE DATA, UH, AVAILABLE TO US.

THANK YOU AGAIN.

IS THERE ANYBODY ELSE WHO THAT HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK THAT HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS? YOU GUYS BE SIGNED UP, MR. MAYOR? OR IS IT PUBLIC? COMMENT? SO, SO IT'S, IT'S IT'S PUB.

WE'RE STILL IN PUBLIC COMMENT FROM THE ORIGINAL WHERE PEOPLE HAD SIGNED UP BY, BY DUNE YESTERDAY.

YES, MA'AM.

APPEARANCE BY CITIZENS GET THIS RIGHT.

UH, THANK YOU MAYOR AND, UH, MR. ORLANDO AND ALL THE COUNCIL MEMBERS.

HI, MY NAME IS CAROL BUCKER.

I LIVE ON HILL NET ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA.

UH, MY MESSAGE TODAY IS VERY SIMPLE.

COUNCIL NEEDS TO APPROVE THE ISLANDER HOUSING PROJECT.

AT TODAY'S MEETING, PRIVATE BUSINESS HAS STEPPED UP AND IS WILLING TO DO NOW WHAT THE PUBLIC SECTOR CONTINUES TO DRAG THEIR FEET ON.

AND THANK YOU ALAN, FOR COMING AND SPEAKING ON THIS BEHALF.

THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON TOO LONG.

THE PLAN TO TAKE EXISTING BUILDINGS THAT CAN BE BEST DESCRIBED AS URBAN BLIGHT AND TURN THEM INTO HOUSING DORMS, MIXED USE RETAIL SA SPACE IS EXACTLY WHAT IS NEEDED HERE.

IT'S A WIN-WIN SITUATION FOR EVERYONE NEEDED.

HOUSING FOR WORKERS AND STUDENTS CLEANING UP URBAN BUT BRIGHT BLIGHT, EXCUSE ME, PRIVATELY FUNDED.

THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO DOWNSIDE TO THIS PROJECT.

SO WHAT'S THE HOLD UP? THE PRIVATE SECTOR HAS STEPPED UP AND IS READY TO GO NOW.

SEA PINES AND THE RICHARDSON GROUP HAVE ALREADY CREATED WORKERS' HOUSING, AND HERE'S ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE MORE AND GET STARTED QUICKLY.

I URGE ALL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL TO TAKE A LEADERSHIP STANCE, APPROVE THIS PROJECT IMMEDIATELY.

IF WORKFORCE HOUSING IS IMPORTANT AS OUR TOWN GOVERNMENT SAYS IT IS, THEN THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO STEP UP AND TAKE A B STEP FORWARD TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.

NOW, WHO KNOWS, IT COULD INSPIRE EVEN MORE PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT OF WORKFORCE HOUSING REPURPOSING OF RUNDOWN, DECREPIT EXISTING STRUCTURES JUST MAKES COMMON SENSE.

THE MORE INVOLVED LOCAL BUSINESSES ARE IN THIS PROCESS, THE BETTER PRIVATE INVESTMENT TO HELP SUB THE SOLVE THE WORKFORCE HOUSING PROBLEM.

MAKE SENSE, WHENEVER POSSIBLE, AS LONGTIME RESIDENT OF PALMETTO HALL AND MR. STANFORD IS MINE, UM, AND HILTON HEAD ISLAND, I JUDGE YOU TO JU MOVE FORWARD AND PASS THIS RE RESOLUTION TODAY.

NOT TOMORROW, NOT NEXT WEEK, NOT NEXT MONTH, NOT NEXT YEAR, BUT TODAY THERE IS NO TIME FOR GOVERNMENT TO DRAG ITS FEET.

THANK YOU ALL AGAIN.

IN OFFICE WAY THAT WE SEE TODAY.

SO PRIOR TO GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, IS THERE ANYBODY THAT HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK UNDER APPEARANCE BY CITIZEN MATT? THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

UH, MY NAME IS MATT SWEENEY.

I LIVE AT FIVE 12 COLONIAL DRIVE.

THERE'S A WEBSITE CALLED PICTOMETRY THAT IS A PORTAL TO THE PAST.

IT HAS HIGH RESOLUTION HISTORICAL SATELLITE PHOTOS OF THE SEA PINE CIRCLE DISTRICT, AND IF YOU GO BACK TO 2011, YOU CAN SEE THE SAME EMPTY PARKING LOTS

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IF YOU ZOOM INTO THE NUMBER 12 BUILDING, YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE THE SAME PLYWOOD ON THE SIDE DOOR THAT YOU SEE THERE TODAY.

TODAY WE ALSO HAVE A BEAUTIFUL BUT UNDERUTILIZED U S C B CAMPUS WHERE CHANCELLOR PANU AND OTHER SCHOOL LEADERS HAVE SAID STUDENT HOUSING WOULD BE A GAME CHANGER.

TODAY WE ALSO HAVE A DOZEN OF THE LARGEST EMPLOYERS ON THE ISLAND SAYING THEY WANT ONE, TWO, AND THREE BEDROOM APARTMENTS FOR THEIR ESSENTIAL SERVICE WORKERS.

SUCH FAMILY-FRIENDLY APARTMENTS FIT THE CHARACTER OF OUR ISLAND BETTER THAN EIGHT AND 12 BEDROOM DORMITORIES OR ANOTHER SELF-STORAGE FACILITY.

I CONSIDER U S C B AND MAJOR EMPLOYERS SUCH AS THE SURGE GROUP TO BE AN IMPORTANT SET OF STAKEHOLDERS ON THE ISLAND.

AND IN THE C PINE CIRCLE DISTRICT IN PARTICULAR TODAY, AFTER 12 YEARS OF PLYWOOD ON THE DOORS AND OFFICE WAY, WE HAVE AN APPLICANT WHO LISTENED TO THE NEEDS OF THESE STAKEHOLDERS AND HAS A PLAN FOR NEEDED DIVERSE AND OBTAINABLE HOUSING OPTIONS.

SOME MIGHT ASK HOW COMMITTED ARE THE STAKEHOLDERS TO THE ISLANDER MIXED USE PROJECT? WELL, THE STAKEHOLDERS HAVE ALREADY SIGNED LETTERS OF INTENT AND STATED THEIR INTEREST PUBLICLY IN THESE CHAMBERS.

PUBLIC COMMENTS OR PUBLIC COMMITMENTS LIKE THAT ARE THE MOST THAT ANYBODY COULD ASK FOR AT THIS POINT IN A PROJECT.

DESPITE THE PUBLIC COMMITMENTS FROM STAKEHOLDERS AND THE DEVELOPER, THERE IS WILD SPECULATION OUT THERE ABOUT WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IF THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS BUILT.

I ASK YOU TO FOCUS INSTEAD ON WHETHER THE DESIGN STANDARDS IN THE NEW USE APPLICATION MAKE SENSE AND WHETHER THE SITE PLAN FITS THE CULTURE AND LIFESTYLE OF OUR ISLAND.

KEEP IN MIND THAT THE STAKEHOLDERS THINK IT MAKES SENSE.

PLEASE CONSIDER THE SATELLITE PHOTO TWO YEARS FROM NOW.

I HOPE IT SHOWS A HOUSING COMMUNITY THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF U S C B AND EMPLOYERS ON THE ISLAND WHO WANT TO HELP THEIR VALUED EMPLOYEES MAKE HILTON HEAD THEIR HOME.

CHERRY NORRIS IN SHIPYARD.

I'M GONNA KEEP THIS SUPER SIMPLE AND BRIEF.

WE HAVE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY.

WE HAVE A DEVELOPER WHO IS WILLING TO TAKE A DILAPIDATED BUILDING AND TURN IT INTO A MULTI-USE RESIDENTIAL AND RETAIL PROPERTY.

THE DEVELOPMENT WOULD PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED STUDENT DORMITORY HOUSING FOR U S B C.

IT WOULD SOLVE MUCH NEEDED WORKFORCE HOUSING SUPPORTED BY THE SURGE GROUP AND OTHER BUSINESSES WHO ARE WILLING TO MANAGE THEIR EMPLOYEES.

BUT BEST OF ALL, IT'S NO USE OF GOVERNMENT OR TAXPAYER DOLLARS.

THIS IS A PROJECT FUNDED BY THE DEVELOPER WHO'S WILLING TO TAKE THE RISKS.

I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THE ISLAND MIXED USE PROJECT MEETINGS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, AND I SUPPORT YOU IN SAYING YES TO START THE PROCESS.

WE'VE HAD AMPLE TIME TO DEBATE THE MERITS OF THIS TEXT AMENDMENT, AND I BELIEVE THE TOWN HAS SPENT HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON CONSULTANTS TO NO AVAIL.

SO IT'S TIME TO LET THE PRIVATE SECTOR TAKE THE LEAD, THE DEVELOPER, THE COLLEGE AND EMPLOYERS HAVE THE MOST INVESTED AND THE MOST TO LOSE.

THIS IS FREE MARKET CAPITALISM, WHAT OUR NATION IS FOUNDED UPON.

IT'S A GOOD DEAL FOR THE TOWN AND TAXPAYERS.

PLEASE VOTE YES FOR THE TEXT AMENDMENT FOR THE OFFICE WAY PROJECT.

I'M LYNN FONTAINE, H H P.

AND TODAY'S MEETING JUST MIGHT REVEAL TO ALL H H I RESIDENTS, ONE OF TWO MINDSETS.

ONE, A TOWN COUNCIL THAT IS SERIOUS ABOUT A WORKFORCE HOUSING USING ZERO TAXPAYER DOLLARS, NO GOVERNMENT SUBSIDIES, AND WILL ACTUALLY PROVIDE PLACES FOR THE WORKFORCE TO LIVE.

OR A COUNCIL WHOSE INTEREST LIES IN CREATING A HOUSING AUTHORITY, ADDING MORE BUREAUCRACY AND SPENDING MORE TAXPAYER DOLLARS AND STILL NO NEW HOUSING IN PLACE FOR THE WORKFORCE.

I HAVE BEEN FOLLOWING THE IS MIXED USE PROJECT TOWN HALL MEETINGS FOR A COUPLE MONTHS NOW.

I URGE YOU TO VOTE YES TO THE FIRST READING TO START THE PROCESS.

THE PUBLIC WILL HAVE AMPLE OPPORTUNITY TO DEBATE THE MERITS OF THE TAX AMENDMENT IN THE PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE FORUM AND THE SECOND READING.

AND I WILL ASK THE QUESTION.

YES, MR. BIRDWELL.

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I'M STEVE BIRDWELL EIGHT GENERAL COURT.

I'M ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF THE SEA POND RESORT.

I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE PROPOSED, UH, PROJECT AND ALSO THE AMENDMENT TO THE LMO.

OUR BIGGEST PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE AND WITH THE ISSUE, UH, WITH THIS, UH, PROPOSAL IS TRAFFIC CONGESTION.

AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE ONE OF THE LARGEST EMPLOYERS ON THE ISLAND.

WE UNDERSTAND, FULLY UNDERSTAND THE URGENT NEED FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING.

WE'VE COMPLETED OUR FIRST PHASE OF WORKFORCE HOUSING ON TARGET ROAD.

WE FULLY SUPPORT ALL THE EFFORTS THAT ARE UNDERWAY TO ADD NEW WORKFORCE HOUSING.

WE BELIEVE THERE IS A WORKABLE SOLUTION TO, TO, UH, MR. DE SPAIN'S PROJECT.

WE FULLY SUPPORT ALL THE BUSINESSES THAT ARE SIGNED, THE LETTERS OF INTENT.

WE ALSO SUPPORT U S C B AND WE FULLY UNDERSTAND THEIR NEED FOR STUDENT HOUSING.

BUT WE HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS REGARDING THE PROPOSED PROJECT AND THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE LMO.

THE PROJECT INCREASES RESIDENTIAL DENSITY FROM THE CURRENT 12 UNITS AN ACRE TO OVER 30 UNITS AN ACRE.

MORE THAN TWO AND A HALF TIMES THE CURRENT ALLOWED Z UH, ZONING.

THE ONSITE PARKING WILL FALL WELL SHORT OF THE ACTUAL PARKING NEEDED EVEN CONSIDERING THE SHARED PARKING AR ARRANGEMENT.

THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE APPLIES TO NOT ONLY THE THE CURRENT PROJECT, BUT ALL PROPERTIES IN THE C PONDS CIRCLE DISTRICT WITHIN 500 FEET OF U S C B A TOTAL OF 23 COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES.

SO, AS I SAID EARLIER, OUR OUR BIGGEST CONCERN IS TRAFFIC CONGEST CON CONGESTION.

THE C POND CIRCLE DISTRICT, AS YOU KNOW, IS ALREADY A VERY DENSE AND COMMERCIAL AREA TRAFFIC IN ALL FOUR CORDRAN, ALL FOUR, UH, QUADRANTS IS ROUTINELY BACKED UP, ESPECIALLY ON GREENWOOD DRIVE AND POPE AVENUE.

IF THE UNDEFINED DENSITY IS ALLOWED TO MOVE FORWARD ON 23 ADDITIONAL PARCELS, TRAFFIC WILL LIKELY BECOME UNBEARABLE.

WE SIMPLY CANNOT PUT MORE TRAFFIC ON THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE OR GREENWOOD DRIVE OR POPE AVENUE.

WE NEED MORE TIME TO REVIEW AND DISCUSS THE PROPOSED PROJECT, THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE.

MOST C PINES RESIDENTS ARE UNAWARE OF THE PROPOSAL.

WE ONLY BECAME AWARE LAST FRIDAY, SO WE ASKED YOU TO CONSIDER TABLING THIS MATTER, TAKING IT OFF THE AGENDA TONIGHT.

GIVE US MORE TIME TO, UH, TO CONSIDER AND REVIEW IT.

AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME, MR. BIRDWELL.

MRS. MARLEY, I BELIEVE.

MY NAME IS JOHNS MARLEY AND I'M AN 18 YEAR FULL-TIME RESIDENT OF HILTON HEAD PLANTATION.

I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE 2023 DASH OH SEVEN.

I BELIEVE THIS TEXT AMENDMENT CAN PROVIDE THREE KEY SOLUTIONS TO PROBLEMS THAT HAVE HAUNTED OUR ISLAND FOR DECADES.

NUMBER ONE, THE OFFICE WAY I SOAR.

WHY FOR DECADES HAVE LOCAL ENTREPRENEURS AND DEVELOPERS, OWNERS OF THESE BUILDINGS DONE NOTHING WITH THEM? WHY DID THE TOWN ALLOW THESE BUILDINGS, MANY OF WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN CONDEMNED, CONTINUE TO STAND? I WONDER WHY THE BRAIN TRUST BEHIND THE EVER POWERFUL SUPER SECRET COUNCIL OF FOLKS NEVER CRAFTED AN ACTION PLAN.

MAYBE THEY DID, IT'S A SECRET.

BUT NOW FINALLY, WE HAVE SOMEONE COMING FORWARD WITH A PLAN TO REVITALIZE, A RUNDOWN AREA SEEN BY MANY LOCALS AND VISITORS, REVITALIZATION PAID FOR BY PRIVATE BUSINESS AND SHOVEL READY.

NUMBER TWO, A FIRST STEP SOLUTION TO OUR WORKFORCE HOUSING ISSUE.

WE HAVE A LOCAL DEVELOPER PARTNERING WITH LOCAL BUSINESS COMING TOGETHER, PLEDGING TO LEASE SPACE, PRIVATE BUSINESS, WORKING TOGETHER TO SOLVE A PROBLEM.

WE HAVE LOCALS HELPING LOCALS.

NUMBER THREE, A RECOMMITMENT BY THE TOWN ON ITS ONGOING SUPPORT FOR ACADEMIC PROGRAMMING AT THE U S C B CAMPUS.

THE AGENDA PACKET CONTAINS LETTERS OF SUPPORT BY THE CHANCELLOR AND A LETTER OF INTENT TO LEASE PARKING SPACES OWNED BY U S C B.

RECALLED THE TOWN DONATED THIS LAND TO U S C B IN 2017.

MANY TIME LO MANY LONGTIME LOCALS WILL REMEMBER THE STRONG DEBATES IN 2015 AND THE MONIES USED TO CREATE THAT CAMPUS.

A RECENT OPINION PIECE BY DAVID LAUDERDALE.

THE ISLAND PACKET DEFINED THE TERM GETTING MURDOCH QUOTE, WE ENVISION BIGWIGS SETTING THE RULES TO THEIR OWN ADVANTAGE.

WE SEE A SYSTEM MANIPULATE TO HEAR NOTHING, SEE NOTHING, AND KNOW NOTHING.

I KNOW THIS IS NOT THE CASE

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TODAY.

YOU PLAN TO CAREFULLY CONSIDER THIS PROPOSAL.

MY ONLY ASK OF YOU TODAY IS SIMPLE.

TAKE THE POTENTIAL HIDDEN AGENDA OUTTA THIS EQUATION.

LOOK AT THE FACTS.

LISTEN TO THE KEY PLAYERS HERE TODAY, VOTE TO MOVE THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE FORWARD TODAY FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.

WE HAVE WAITED TOO LONG TO CHANGE THIS EYESORE INTO A WIN FOR THE PLACE WE LOVE SO MUCH.

NUMBER TWO, WORKFORCE HOUSING.

THANK YOU, DR.

PANNU.

I WAS WILLING TO WAIT UNTIL LATER, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE GETTING EVERYBODY TALKING AT THIS POINT.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THIS PROJECT, AS I DID WHEN THE PLANNING COMMITTEE WAS AT WORK.

FIRST, LET ME BEGIN BY THANKING YOU AGAIN AS A BODY FOR BOTH THE VISION AND THE COMMITMENT TO THE STEWARDSHIP OF PLACES WHICH THE UNIVERSITY SHARED.

BECAUSE WITHOUT WHICH WE WOULD NOT REALLY BE HERE ON, ON THE ISLAND WITH THE CAMPUS.

AND SHORTLY AFTER OUR COMING TO THE ISLAND, WE BEGAN TO CONTEMPLATE THE ISSUE OF HOUSING FOR STUDENTS.

IT WAS VERY CLEAR THAT THAT'S ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY AND ESSENTIAL.

FAST FORWARD, REMOVE THE YEARS OF COVID IN THERE.

WE'VE ONLY REALLY BEEN ACTIVE FOR MAYBE THREE YEARS OF ACTUAL, UH, ENGAGEMENT OUTSIDE OF THE COVID YEARS.

BUT IT'S VERY CLEAR TO ALL OF US THE IMPORTANCE OF STUDENT HOUSING.

AND LET ME SAY THAT WE'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH OTHER ENTITIES REGARDING THE NEED FOR HOUSING.

AND MOST OF THE TIME, MOST OF THE INSTANCES THAT WE'VE HAD, THE AFFORDABILITY AND THE ABILITY TO REALLY BRING ABOUT HOUSING FOR THE UNIVERSITY WAS NOT POSSIBLE UNTIL THE PRESENT PROJECT THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW.

AND WE HAVE DATA THAT HAS INDICATED HOW IMPORTANT AND CRITICAL HOUSING IS NOT ONLY FROM FEEDBACK FROM OUR STUDENTS, BUT ALSO FROM WHAT WE'VE LEARNED FROM OUR OVER CAMPUSES.

THAT IS ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL FOR THE GROWTH.

AND I PROMISE OUR STUDENTS HERE WILL BE GOOD CITIZENS AND THEY WILL REVITALIZE AND CON CONTRIBUTE TO THE WELFARE OF A COMMUNITY AS WELL AS THE WORKFORCE NEEDS THAT ARE SO CRITICAL HERE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BOTH YOUR VISION, YOUR SUPPORT, AND YOUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO THE STEWARDSHIP OF PLACES.

MY NAME IS MELINDA TONER AND I LIVE AT 20 LENNOX LANE IN PALMETTO HALL.

I'M HERE TODAY TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO VOTE YES TO THE FIRST READING TO START THE PROCESS REGARDING THE TEXT AMENDMENT FOR ISLANDER MIXED USE WITHIN THE C PINE CIRCLE DISTRICT.

THE TEXT AMENDMENT PROVIDES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP DILAPIDATED AND ABANDONED BUILDINGS IN AN AREA THAT DOES NOT REPRESENT OUR HILTON HEAD BRAND.

AND IT PROVIDES ADDITIONAL BENEFITS TO THE LAND.

WHAT ARE THOSE? THE ISLAND, WHAT ARE THOSE BENEFITS? NUMBER ONE, DORMITORIES.

I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE THAT WE WANT U S C B TO SUCCEED.

CURRENTLY, THE 20 MILLION INVESTMENT IN THE CAMPUS IS NOT BEING FULLY UTILIZED AND REALIZED STUDENTS ARE CHOOSING TO ATTEND CAMPUSES OFF ISLAND, WHICH IS HAS RESULTED IN ONLY A 10%.

AND ENROLLMENT DORMITORIES WOULD PROVIDE A STRONG INCENTIVE TO ATTEND ON ISLAND AND PROVIDE MUCH NEEDED WORKERS IN HOSPITALITY.

HAVING A THRIVING COLLEGE BRINGS RECOGNITION TO THE ISLAND AND PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW PROGRAMMING.

LOCAL BUSINESSES ARE LOOKING FOR HOUSING FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES.

THESE BUSINESSES ARE ALREADY STEPPING UP, AND WE'VE HEARD FROM THEM TODAY BY INVESTING AND SIGNING LETTERS OF INTENT FOR LONG-TERM LEASES ON UNITS FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES IN REGARDS TO THE TRAFFIC.

NUMBER THREE, THE DESIGN ENCOURAGES WALKING AND BIKING TO SCHOOL, WORK, GROCERY STORES AND RESTAURANTS, WHICH LIVES INTO OUR VISION.

NUMBER FOUR,

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NO TAXPAYER DOLLARS ARE NEEDED.

THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED SOLELY BY THE DEVELOPER AGREEMENTS WITH U S C B.

THE EMPLOYERS AND STUDENTS ARE WITH THE DEVELOPERS AND NOT THE TOWN.

THE TOWN HAS MADE WORKFORCE HOUSING A KEY PRIORITY AND IT WILL REQUIRE A COMBINATION OF PUBLIC FUNDING, PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS AND PRIVATE SOLUTIONS.

THIS WORK ISN'T EASY.

IF IT WAS, IT WOULD BE DONE ALREADY.

SO FIRST PLACE, I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE WORK OF THE PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE AND TOWN STAFF YOU HAVE TALKED THROUGH TO DEFINE GUARDRAILS THROUGH THE TEXT AMENDMENT PROCESS TO ENSURE A MUTUALLY SUCCESSFUL DESIGN FOR THIS PRIVATE SOLUTION.

IN CLOSING, THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF PRESS RELEASES OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS REGARDING LAND PURCHASES BY THE TOWN FOR 15.3 MILLION.

WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT TO HAVE A PRESS RELEASE THAT SAID THE TOWN WAS SUPPORTING THE BUILDING OF DORMS, WORKFORCE HOUSING, AND THE REDEVELOPMENT OF LAND THAT IS AN EYESORE.

AND THE BEST PART, NO TAXPAYER DOLLARS WERE SPENT.

ALL RIGHT, ONE MORE TIME.

THERE, THERE ARE ONLY ABOUT SEVEN OF YOU LEFT .

SO IF THERE ARE NOT ANY OTHERS THAT WISH TO SPEAK THIS TIME THAT HAVE ALREADY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK UNDER APPEARANCE BY CITIZENS, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO MOVE INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION? SECOND.

[11. Executive Session (Part 1 of 2)]

MR. MAC? YES.

JUST SO I'M AWARE AND MAYBE THOSE WHO HAVE TAKEN THE TIME TO, TO COME AND ARE ARE ARE WILLING TO BE PATIENT WHILE WE GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS COMING OUT OF EXEC EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO OPEN IT BACK UP TO PUBLIC COMMENT.

NO, THE THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION IS TO, UM, HAVE THE PRESENTATION ON THE PROJECT.

WAIT THEN.

SO THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT? IT'S, THAT'S CORRECT.

WAITING UNTIL LEFT OF THE PRESENTATION.

THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT FORM.

OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO EXECUTIVE SESSION.

GO BACK OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.

DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION? I MOVED BACK OUT.

NEW NEW

[10. New Business ]

BUSINESS CONSIDERATION.

PROPOSED ORDINANCE.

I WOULD LIKE TO INVITE MISSY LEIC, NOT SEAN COLMAN TO COME UP AND MAKE THE PRESENTATION FOR THE SECTION FOR AMENDING SECTION 16, TITLE 16 OF MUNICIPAL CODE OF TOWN HILTON ISLAND LAND LAND MANAGEMENT, OR USED TO CREATE A NEW USE CALLED ISLANDER MIXED USE WITHIN THE C PINE CIRCLE DISTRICT.

MISSY, THANK YOU.

IT'S ALL YOURS.

WERE, UH, PROVIDED BY SHORE BEACH SERVICES, BEACH HOUSE RESORT SURGE RESTAURANT GROUP, BROWN DOG, AND, UH, U S C B.

HI, I'M MISSY LU, ASSISTANT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT ISLANDER MIXED USE, UH, TODAY.

SO WHAT'S IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY? UM, AND WHAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING IS, UH, TO REVIEW AND CONSIDER THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE 20 23 0 7 TO AMEND SECTIONS OF THE LAND MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE TO CREATE A NEW USE CALLED ISLANDER MIXED USE WITHIN THE C PINES CIRCLE DISTRICT.

THIS IS A REQUEST BY JOSH TILLER OF JK TILLER AND ASSOCIATES FOR TEXT AMENDMENT TO CREATE ISLANDER MIX USE, UM, WITHIN CINE CIRCLE TO ESTABLISH A DEFINITION FOR THAT USE AND USE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS AND EXCEPTIONS TO THE DEVELOPMENT FORM STANDARDS.

ITS SPECIFICALLY AMENDS THE, THESE SECTIONS IN THE CODE.

UM, 16 3 105 M C PINE CIRCLE DISTRICT 16 4 102.

A PRINCIPLE USES 16 4 102 B USE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS AND SIXTEEN TEN ONE HUNDRED THREE A USE CLASSIFICATIONS, USE TYPES AND DEFINITIONS.

SO THIS, UM, APPLICATION REQUEST HAS GONE THROUGH SOME PUBLIC PROCESS, WHICH STARTED, UM, WE RECEIVED THE APPLICATION IN JULY OF 2022.

UM, IT WENT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION IN AUGUST, UM, FOR A PROOF OF CONCEPT DISCUSSION, AND THEN WENT TO THE LMO COMMITTEE IN SEPTEMBER.

UM, AND IN NOVEMBER, IT WAS AT THE NOVEMBER MEETING WHEN, WHERE THEY MOVED IT TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

THE PLANNING COMMISSION HELD A PUBLIC HEARING ON DECEMBER 21ST AND MOVE THE AMENDMENT TO BE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL TO TOWN COUNCIL.

THE PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE CONSIDERED THIS PROPOSAL TWICE.

FIRST IN JANUARY OF 2023.

THEY DEFERRED ACTION AT THAT TIME UNTIL A TRAFFIC INPUT IMPACT ANALYSIS AND A MASS SCALE AND DENSITY VISUAL WAS RECEIVED TO ILLUSTRATE THE POLICY.

THEN THE PLANNING PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE MET ON JUNE 8TH AND VOTED FOUR ZERO TO ADVANCE THE PROPOSAL TO TOWN COUNCIL WITHOUT MAKING A RECOMMENDATION.

THE UM, APPLICATION OVERALL INCLUDES, UM, A TEXT AMENDMENT, UM, LETTERS OF SUPPORT, UM,

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UM, IT ALSO INCLUDED THAT TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS AND A BUILDING MASS AND SCALE EXHIBIT, UM, WHICH IS THE FLOOR AREA RATIO AND SITE COVERAGE INDEX, UH, DOCUMENT THAT'S INCLUDED.

SO, UM, WE'RE GONNA COVER WHAT THE EX ACTUAL TEXT AMENDMENT REQUEST IS, AND THEN WE'LL GO THROUGH THE ANALYSIS OF EACH OF THE COMPONENTS OF THE REQUEST.

UM, IT IS A REQUEST TO CHANGE, UH, THE POLICY WITHIN THE LMO WHILE THE APPLICANT TEAM DOES HAVE A DEVELOPMENT IN MIND THAT'S SHAPING SOME OF THE POLICY.

THIS PRESENTATION MAINLY FOCUSES ON THE POLICY QUESTION.

SO IT IS, UH, A TEXT AMENDMENT TO CREATE A NEW USE AND THAT USE IS WITHIN THE C PINE CIRCLE DISTRICT AS WELL AS, UM, ESTABLISHING 10 USE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS AND THOSE, EXCEPT IN AN EXCEPTION FROM THE DEVELOPMENT FORM STANDARDS.

SO WHAT IS THE DEFINITION PROPOSED? IT IS DEVELOPMENT THAT INCLUDES TWO OR MORE DIFFERENT USES, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE MULTIFAMILY OR WORKFORCE HOUSING USE.

AND ONE MORE OF THE OFFICE USES DESCRIBED IN SIXTEEN TEN ONE OH THREE F OR ONE OR MORE OF THE COMMERCIAL SERVICE USES DESCRIBED IN SIXTEEN TEN ONE OH THREE G OR SOME COMBINATION THEREOF.

THE USAGE SHOULD BE FUNCTIONALLY INTEGRATED AND SHARE VEHICULAR USE AREAS, INGRESS, EGRESS, AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS.

SO THIS USE IS PROPOSED AT A DENSITY THAT IS UNDEFINED BUT LIMITED BY APPLICABLE DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS SUCH AS HEIGHT AND PARKING.

UM, AS FAR AS THE PARKING REQUIREMENT, IT REQUIRES SEPARATE PARKING SPACES FOR RESIDENTIAL USE AT 1.5 SPACES PER DWELLING UNIT AND SEPARATE PARKING SPACES REQUIRED FOR THE NON-RESIDENTIAL USE AT ONE PER 500 GROSS FLOOR AREA.

THERE ARE 10 USE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS THAT ARE PART OF THIS, UH, REQUEST.

THEY'RE ALL LISTED HERE.

I'LL GO THROUGH EACH ONE.

UM, THE FIRST TWO ARE RELATED TO SHARED PARKING.

UM, THE FIRST USE SPECIFIC CONDITION SHALL ISLANDERS MIXED USE, SHALL DESIGNATE SEPARATE PARKING SPACES FOR USE BY THE RESIDENTIAL UNITS.

THE PARKING SPACES DESIGNATED ARE ELIGIBLE TO BE INCLUDED AS PART OF A SHARED PARKING PLAN MEETING.

THE REQUIREMENTS IN SECTION 16 5 107 H THREE ISLANDER MIXED USE MAY UTILIZE SHARED PARKING ON EDUCATION USE PROPERTY IF THE DEVELOPMENT PROVIDES STUDENT HOUSING.

UM, THE THIRD CONDITION IS THAT ISLANDER MIXED USE MUST BE ON PROPERTY, WHICH IS WITHIN 500 FEET OF EDUCATION USES ISLANDER MIXED USE SHALL NOT BE A SHORT TERM RENTAL PROPERTY AS DEFINED IN OUR MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 16 20 16 2 20 SUBSECTION SIX 15% OF ISLANDER MIXED USE UNITS SHALL BE WORKFORCE HOUSING UNITS RENTED TO HOUSEHOLDS EARNING UP TO 130% OF THE AAMI PER WORKFORCE HOUSING AGREEMENT.

RENTAL WORKFORCE HOUSING SHALL REMAIN IN THE WORKFORCE HOUSING PROGRAM FOR A MINIMUM OF 10 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.

A MINIMUM AVERAGE UNIT SIZE OF 750 SQUARE FEET PER DWELLING UNIT IS REQUIRED.

MINIMUM AVERAGE UNIT SIZE IS CALCULATED BY TAKING THE BUILDING'S TOTAL GROSS FLOOR AREA WITHOUT THE COMMERCIAL USE, LESS THE NON INHABITABLE AREAS, WHICH ARE HALLWAYS, LOBBIES, AND MECHANICAL ROOMS DIVIDED BY THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DWELL UNITS.

ISLANDER MIXED USE SHALL NOT EXCEED A FLOOR AREA RATIO OF 0.68 ISLANDER MIXED USE SHALL NOT EXCEED A SITE COVERAGE INDEX OF 50%.

SITE COVERAGE INDEX IS DEFINED AS THE PERCENTAGE OF THE LA COVERED BY THE BUILDING'S FOOTPRINT.

SQUARE FOOTAGE.

ISLANDER MIXED USE SHALL HAVE A 10% REQUIREMENT OF FUNCTIONAL OPEN SPACE OR COMMON AMENITY SPACE THAT'S ACCESSIBLE TO THE RESIDENTS.

AND THIS DESIGNATED AREA SHOULD OFFER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE RECREATIONAL AND GATHERING SPACES FOR THE USE OF RESIDENTS.

AND FINALLY, ISLANDER MIXED USE REQUIRES AN ADJACENT STREET SETBACK THAT SHALL MEET OR EXCEED THE AVERAGE OF 35 FEET OR THE MINIMUM SETBACK DISTANCE REQUIRED PER TABLE 16 5 1 0 2 C, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.

SO NOW WE'RE GONNA START THE STAFF ANALYSIS COMPONENT OF THE PRESENTATION.

OBVIOUSLY THIS USE IS PROPOSED IN THE C PINE CIRCLE DISTRICT.

SO WE'RE GONNA START WITH WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF C PINE CIRCLE DISTRICT PER THE CODE? THE PURPOSE IS TO PROVIDE LANDS FOR COMMERCIAL AND MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT AT MODERATE TO RELATIVELY HIGH INTENSITIES IN THE AREA AROUND SEA PINE CIRCLE.

DISTRICT REGULATIONS EMPHASIZE MODERATE SCALE BUILDINGS AND SHOPPING CENTERS THAT BALANCE THE NEEDS OF THE DRIVING PUBLIC AND PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY AND CIRCULATION AMONG THE DISTRICT'S RETAIL, DINING AND ENTERTAINMENT ACTIVITIES.

THE DISTRICT IS ALSO INTENDED TO ACCOMMODATE NIGHTTIME ACTIVITIES.

SO C PINE CIRCLE DISTRICT ALREADY ALLOWS A RANGE OF USES THAT ARE PERMITTED BY RIGHT PERMITTED WITH CONDITIONS AND ALSO PERMITTED BY SPECIAL EXCEPTION.

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THERE ARE RESIDENTIAL USE TYPES, PUBLIC CIVIC INSTITUTIONAL EDUCATION USE TYPES, HEALTH SERVICE USE TYPES, COMMERCIAL RECREATION USE TYPES, OFFICE USE, COMMERCIAL SERVICES, VEHICLE SALES AND SERVICES, UT USE TYPES AND INDUSTRIAL USES.

I'LL POINT OUT THAT, UM, MIXED USE AND WORKFORCE HOUSING ARE BOTH USES ALLOWED IN THE C PINE CIRCLE DISTRICT AND THEY'RE PERMITTED WITH CONDITIONS CURRENTLY.

UM, AND ALSO POINT OUT THAT THE RANGE OF USES HERE DO INCLUDE SOME USES THAT INCLUDE, UM, COMMERCIAL PARK PARKING LOTS, AUTO RENTALS, CAR WASHES, GAS STATIONS, AND ALSO SELF-SERVICE STORAGE, UM, THAT ARE PERMITTED EITHER BY RIGHT OR PERMITTED WITH CONDITIONS WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

SO THE NEXT 25 OR SO SLIDES, UM, WILL ANALYZE THE THE TEXT AMENDMENT POLICY, UM, AND EACH OF THOSE USE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS.

SO OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A NEW USE THAT'S PROPOSED.

UM, IT IS, THE DEFINITION IS THE SAME FOR ISLANDERS MIXED USE AS IT IS FOR MIXED USE.

SO, UM, THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO ARE THE USE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS.

UM, AGAIN, WE JUST TALKED ABOUT THE DISTRICT ALLOWS A RANGE OF OF USES.

ALSO WORKFORCE HOUSING IS ALLOWED, UM, WITH USE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS WITHIN THE SEA PINE CIRCLE DISTRICT.

SO ISLAND IRON OR MIXED USE AS PROPOSED IS GENERALLY COMPATIBLE WITH THE OTHER USES WITHIN THE C PINE CIRCLE DISTRICT.

SO THIS USE IS ALLOWED ONLY WITHIN 500 FEET OF AN EDUCATION USE IN THE C PINE CIRCLE DISTRICT.

SO THERE'S A GRAPHIC UP HERE THAT SHOWS THAT 500 FOOT RADIUS FROM THE ONLY EDUCATION USE IN THE C PINE CIRCLE DISTRICT, U S D B AND ONLY THE, THE HOT PINK COLORED THERE IN THE C PINE CIRCLE DISTRICT ARE THE PARCELS THAT ARE APPLICABLE TO THIS POLICY.

THERE ARE 23 PARCELS WITHIN 500 FEET.

UM, BASED ON PLANNING, WALKING AND BIKING TOLERANCES, IT IS REASONABLE TO WALK BETWEEN 500 TO 1000, UH, 500 FEET TO FROM A RESIDENTIAL UNIT TO A PRIMARY DESTINATION.

ALSO, THE 500 FOOT RADIUS COINCIDES WITH, UH, A SHARED PARKING REQUIREMENT.

UM, IN OUR EXISTING CODE.

SHARED PARKING SPACES SHALL BE LOCATED NO MORE THAN 500 FEET WALKING DISTANCE FROM THE PRIMARY PEDESTRIAN ENTRANCE TO THE USES SERVED BY THAT SHARED PARKING.

SO THIS PROPOSAL IS FOR, UH, UNDEFINED DENSITY.

SO HOW DO WE MEASURE DENSITY? CURRENTLY IT'S A MEASUREMENT OF INTENSITY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PARCEL OF LAND.

SO FOR RESIDENTIAL USES, IT'S CALCULATED BY DIVIDING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS BY THE NET ACREAGE OF THE PARCEL.

FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL, IT'S CALCULATED BY DIVIDING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF GROSS FLOOR AREA BY THE NET ACREAGE OF THE PARCEL FOR MIXED USE, IT IS A COMBINATION OF BOTH.

SO, UM, THE ACREAGE ALLOCATED FOR RESIDENTIAL USE IS NOT USED TO CALCULATE THE NON-RESIDENTIAL DENSITY AND LIKEWISE FOR THE NON-RESIDENTIAL TO TO RESIDENTIAL DENSITY.

ALSO, THE CALCULATION OF DENSITY DOES NOT ACCOMMODATE DWELLING UNIT SIZE, MEANING THAT, UM, ONE DWELLING UNIT IS ONE DWELLING UNIT, WHETHER IT'S 400 SQUARE FEET OR 5,000 SQUARE FOOT UNIT.

SO IN THE C PINE CIRCLE DISTRICT, THE DENSITY ALLOWANCES ARE 12 DWELLING UNITS PER NET ACRE FOR RESIDENTIAL AND OR 10,000, UH, GROSS FLOOR AREA.

FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL, AGAIN, THE PROPOSALS FOR UNDEFINED DENSITY AND THAT'S LIMITED BY THE APPLICABLE DESIGN AND PERFORMANCE STANDARDS SUCH AS HEIGHT, PARKING, LOT COVERAGE, SETBACKS AND BUFFERS.

UM, OUR K CONEY RESORT DISTRICT CURRENTLY HAS UNDEFINED DENSITY AND THAT'S ALLOWABLE IN OUR CURRENT CODE.

SO IN THE PACKET THERE IS A, UM, AN ASSESSMENT TABLE THAT WAS DONE, UM, AND IT'S A COMPARISON OF SOME POSSIBLE CONCEPTUAL DEVELOPMENTS.

UM, EACH OF THOSE, UM, ANALYZED THE UTILIZATION OF ABOUT 5,600 SQUARE FEET OF COMMERCIAL USE.

AND THEN THE ASSOCIATED MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL WITH THOSE, UM, THE TOWN CREATED A WORKFORCE HOUSING CONCEPTUAL CONCEPT AND IT SHOWED 44 DWELLING UNITS, UM, ON THE PARTICULAR PARCEL THAT'S SUBJECT TO THIS, UM, TEXT AMENDMENT AND 11 DWELLING UNITS OF EFFECTIVE RESIDENTIAL DENSITY.

UM, THAT CAL THAT CONCEPT DID NOT HAVE A NUMBER OF BEDROOMS IDENTIFIED.

UM, THE APPLICANT HAD PROVIDED A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT OR BY RIGHT DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT THAT WE REVIEWED, AND IT RESULTED IN 45 DWELLING UNITS,

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A FLOOR AREA RATIO OF 0.86.

IT HAD 10 DWELLING UNITS PER NET ACRE OF EFFECTIVE RESIDENTIAL DENSITY AND 440 BEDROOMS. AND THAT MET THE, THE 12 DWELLING UNIT, UM, DENSITY LIMITS WITHIN THE C PINE CIRCLE DISTRICT WITH THE ISLANDER MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT, THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSING WITH THE UNLIMITED DENSITY, UM, A DEVELOPMENT THAT SHOWS 132 DWELLING UNITS, A FLOOR AREA RATIO OF 0.68, IT'S 31 DWELLING UNITS EFFECTIVE RESIDENTIAL DENSITY AND 292 BEDROOMS. SO, UM, WE ALSO LOOKED THROUGHOUT THE ISLAND FOR SOME OTHER, UM, DEVELOPMENTS AND THEIR EFFECTIVE DENSITIES.

THE WATERWALK ONE AND TWO APARTMENTS IN SHELTER COVE ARE BOTH 23 AND 27 DWELLING UNITS PER NET ACRE RESPECTIVELY, AS WELL AS THEIR FLO AREA RATIOS ARE 1.82 AND 2.04 RESPECTIVELY.

THE AQUA DEVELOPMENT ON GARDNER DRIVE IS 19 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE WITH A FLO AREA RATIO OF 0.82.

AND, UM, HARBORTOWN HAS 22 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE.

AND WE ARE NOT SURE OF WHAT THE FLOR AREA RATIO IS, UM, IN THAT AREA.

UM, FOR THE, UM, BUY RIGHT MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT, UM, THAT WAS 45 DWELLING UNITS THAT W THAT CONCEPT THAT THE APPLICANT TEAM HAD PROPOSED, UM, HAD 25 8 BEDROOM UNITS AND 2012 BEDROOM UNITS WITHIN THEIR, UH, PROPOSAL.

AND WHILE A DEVELOPMENT, UM, WITH THAT HIGH BEDROOM COUNT PER DWELLING UNIT IS NOT PROHIBITED PER THE CODE, IT MAY NOT MEET THE MARKET DEMANDS AS IT WOULD RESULT IN A LOW PARKING SUPPLY BASED ON THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS.

SORRY, MAYOR, THERE'S AN ECHO.

I APOLOGIZE FOR THAT.

THERE WE GO.

UH, THE PREVIOUS SLIDE YOU HAD, THERE'S A LINE AT THE BOTTOM ABOUT THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION.

UH, STAFF RECOMMENDS A MAXIMUM OF FOUR BEDROOMS. UM, THE QUESTION IS WHY FOUR WAS PICKED AS OPPOSED TO THREE OR FIVE OR SOME OTHER NUMBER.

SURE.

UM, IT WAS, UH, RECOMMENDED TO, UM, TO GOVERN THE OVERALL, UM, BEDROOM COUNT.

UM, AND SO THEY WOULDN'T HAVE THESE LARGER 12 BEDROOM OR EIGHT BEDROOM UNIT SCENARIOS.

AND, UM, IT, IT SEEMED REASONABLE WITH THE DENSITY THAT WAS PROPOSED WITHIN THIS DEVELOPMENT.

SO TO TRY TO CONTROL THE DENSITY AGAINST THE RECOMMENDATION FOR MORE THAN A FOUR BEDROOM UNIT.

ALSO, THE, UH, 32 OFFICE PARK BUILDING, UM, HAS A FLUI RATIO OF 0.36.

SO NOW WE'RE GONNA GO THROUGH, UM, FLOOR AREA RATIO ANALYSIS.

WHAT IS FLOOR AREA RATIO? IT'S THE MEASUREMENT OF THE BUILDING'S TOTAL GROSS FLOOR AREA IN RELATIONSHIP TO THE LOT SIZE, UM, THAT THE BUILDING'S LOCATED ON.

SO IT'S A CALCULATION OF MAXIMUM BUILDING SIZE TO THE LAND AREA AND IT'S A SEPARATE CALCULATION TO DENSITY.

UM, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY RELATED.

UM, THE PROPOSAL AGAIN IN FRONT OF US, UH, IS FOR A MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA RATIO, NOT TO EXCEED 0.68.

FLOOR AREA RATIOS ARE NOT REQUIRED FOR ANY OTHER USES WITHIN SEA PINE CIRCLE DISTRICT.

UM, WE DID LOOK AT FLOOR AREA RATIOS FOR DEVELOPMENTS THROUGHOUT THE ISLAND.

UM, THERE ARE SOME THAT ARE LISTED HERE ON THE SCREEN AND WE HAVE IMAGES OF THOSE THAT I'LL, THAT I'LL GO THROUGH INDIVIDUALLY.

THE SEABROOK DEVELOPMENT IS A FLOOR AREA RATIO OF 0.76, AQUAS 0.82.

UH, THE COURTYARD BY MARIT IS 1.36, WATERWALK ONE IS 1.82, WATERWALK TWO IS 2.04.

THE CYPRUS IS 2.79 AND THE BAYSHORE DEVELOPMENT IS 3.69 FLOOR AREA RATIO.

WE ALSO LOOKED AT THE FLOOR AREA RATIO IN THE VICINITY OF THIS, THIS USE WITHIN THE 500 FEET OF THE POLICY CONSIDERATION.

AND THE FLOOR AREA RATIOS, UM, WITHIN THIS AREA ARE, ARE LOWER AND THEY RANGE FROM 0.09 TO 0.78.

UM, FLOOR AREA RATIOS DO TEND TO BE HIGHER FOR MIXED USE OR RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS THAN FOR OFFICE OR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENTS.

UM, HERE IT LISTS THE, UM, FLOOR AREA RATIOS OF THE, THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE DEVELOPED WITHIN THIS, UM, PROPOSAL AREA.

AND WE HAVE JUST A FEW OF THE IMAGES THAT FOLLOW HERE ARE THE, THE FLO AREA RATIOS, UM, AFFILIATED WITH BUILDING SIX, BUILDING 10, AND BUILDING 12 ON OFFICE WAY OF 0.27, 0.25 AND 0.17.

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UM, SO WHILE WE DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE THE FLU RATIO REQUIREMENT WITHIN OUR L M O, WE ARE LOOKING AT INCLUDING THAT IN THE SERIES OF L M AMENDMENTS NOW COMING THROUGH, UH, THE PROCESS BEFORE PLANNING COMMISSION AND PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE AND TOWN COUNCIL.

IS THAT, IS THAT ACCURATE? THAT'S CORRECT.

WE'RE WE'RE LOOKING AT FLOOR AREA RATIO CURRENTLY FOR SINGLE FAMILY.

YEAH, I'M SORRY, SEAN COLE, ASSISTANT TIME MANAGER.

WE DO HAVE FLOOR AREA RATIO IN OUR OVERLAY DISTRICTS RELATED TO RESIDENTIAL, BUT WE ARE EVALUATING, UM, ADDITIONAL FLOR AREA RATIO, UH, LANGUAGE FOR CONSIDERATION, SOMEWHAT PLANNING COMMISSION NEXT WEEK.

UM, BUT PART OF DISTRICT PLANNING TOO, I EXPECT THAT FLOR AREA RATIO WILL BE PART OF THAT DISCUSSION GOING FORWARD.

NOW WE'RE GONNA LOOK AT, UH, PARKING AS IT RELATES TO THIS PROPOSAL.

UM, SO CURRENTLY MIXED USE AND AS PROPOSED ISLAND OR MIXED USE REQUIRES 1.5 SPACES PER DWELLING UNIT FOR THE RESIDENTIAL AND ONE PER 500 GROSS FLOOR AREA FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL.

AND, UM, THE C PINE CIRCLE DISTRICT ALLOWS MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT WITH CONDITIONS, BUT ONE OF THOSE USE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS FOR MIXED USE DOES NOT ALLOW PARKING SPACES FOR RESIDENTIAL TO BE PART OF A SHARED PARKING PLAN.

SO FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROPOSAL, THERE ARE TWO USE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS RELATED TO PARKING.

ONE IS THAT THE PARKING SPACES DESIGNATED FOR RESIDENTIAL CAN BE ELIGIBLE TO BE INCLUDED AS PART OF A SHARED PARKING AGREEMENT AND THAT THE IMU DEVELOPMENT MAY USE SHARED PARKING ON EDUCATION USE PROPERTY IF THE DEVELOPMENT PROVIDES STUDENT HOUSING.

SO IT ALSO, UM, REFERS BACK TO THE CURRENT, UH, CODE STANDARDS FOR SHARED PARKING AND THEY ARE ALLOWED FOR OTHER USES.

UM, SHARED PARKING PLANS PER THE CODE ALLOW UP TO 50% OF THE PARKING SPACES REQUIRED FOR USE TO SATISFY THE NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES REQUIRED FOR OTHER USES, PROVIDED THE USES GENERATE PARKING DEMANDS DURING DIFFERENT TIMES OF DAY OR DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE WEEK AND JUST TO, UM, NOT UTILIZE THIS PARTICULAR DEVELOPMENT.

BUT THAT MEANS THAT IF THERE WAS A PROPOSAL THAT WANTED TO UTILIZE THIS POLICY AND THEY NEEDED A HUNDRED PARKING SPACES, THEN 50 OF THEM COULD BE PART OF A SHARED PARKING PLAN.

SO ISLANDER MIXED USE, UH, SHARED PARKING DOES SERVE A PUBLIC PURPOSE, UM, AS THE USE PROVIDES WORKFORCE HOUSING AND STUDENT HOUSING.

UM, I SHOULD ADD THAT THE SHARED PARKING AGREEMENT COMPONENT IS SOMETHING THAT'S REVIEWED DURING THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN REVIEW PROCESS.

UM, THE PARKING AGREEMENT IS REQUIRED TO BE REVIEWED BY THOSE LANDOWNERS THAT IT AFFECTS AND IT IS RECORDED PERMANENTLY WITH THE BEAUFORT COUNTY REGISTER OF DEEDS.

SO THIS USE HAS A SITE COVERAGE INDEX.

UM, THERE ARE, THERE ARE NO OTHER REQUIREMENTS WITHIN OUR CODE FOR A SITE COVERAGE INDEX.

SO WHAT IS IT? UM, A SITE COVERAGE INDEX, UM, GOVERNS THE FOOTPRINT, UM, OF THE PROPERTY, SO THAT BUILDING FOOTPRINT AND, AND NOT THE GROSS FLOOR AREA LIKE FLOOR AREA RATIO DOES.

SO, UM, SITE COVERAGE INDEX IS THE PERCENTAGE OF THE LOT COVERAGE BY THE BUILDING'S FOOTPRINT SQUARE FOOTAGE.

AND WHAT'S PROPOSED IN THIS POLICY IS THAT IT NOT EXCEED 50% OF THE LOT AREA.

AND ON THIS, THIS SLIDE THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT, YOU CAN SEE THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE FLO AREA RATIO TO THE SITE COVERAGE INDEX AND IN THE MIDDLE, IN THE SALMON COLORED SLIDE SHOWS THEIR 0.68 FLO AREA RATIO AND THE 50% SITE COVERAGE INDEX AS A POSSIBILITY FOR THIS POLICY.

ONE MORE NOTE.

SO SHOWING SOMETHING LIKE THIS WITH BOTH, UM, FLOOR AREA RATIO OR FAR AND SITE COVER SITE COVERAGE INDEX SIMILAR TO THE KIND OF MASSING AND SCALE THAT OUR DESIGN REVIEW BOARD HAS BEEN ASKING THE TOWN COUNCIL TO CONSIDER.

SO THIS TEXT AMENDMENT ADDRESSES SOME OF THOSE MASS AND STILL CONCERNS.

IS THAT ACCURATE? I SEE MR. COLLIN AND YOU NODDING YOUR HEAD.

THANK YOU, SIR.

I'M KEEP JUMPING UP HERE.

YES, MA'AM.

THAT'S EXCELLENT.

ABSOLUTELY CORRECT WITH WHAT THE D R B HAD RECOMMENDED, WE EVALUATE AND IT'S PART OF WHAT'S ON OUR LIST FOR THE LMO.

SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.

SO THIS PROPOSAL IS PROPOSING A REQUIRED 10% FUNCTIONAL OPEN SPACE OR COMMON AMENITY SPACE THAT'S ACCESSIBLE TO RESIDENTS AND IT SHOULD OFFER PASSIVE OR ACTIVE RECREATION AND GATHERING SPACES FOR THE USE BY THE RESIDENTS.

UM, C PINE CIRCLE DISTRICT ONLY REQUIRES OPEN SPACE IF IT IS A MAJOR

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IN THAT CASE THEN 16% OF OPEN SPACE WOULD BE REQUIRED.

BUT FOR ALL OTHER DEVELOPMENT TYPES, THERE'S NO OPEN SPACE AS A REQUIREMENT.

THIS USE PROPOSES, UM, AN AMENDMENT TO THE ADJACENT STREET SETBACK REQUIREMENTS.

SO IT PROPOSES THAT THE ADJACENT STREET SETBACK SHALL MEET OR EXCEED THE AVERAGE OF, OF 35 FEET OR THE EXISTING SETBACKS, WHICHEVER IS GREATER.

UM, JUST FOR CONTEXT, UM, AND OTHER STREET HAS A SETBACK OF 20, A REQUIREMENT OF OF 20 FEET MINOR ARTERIALS, UH, A SETBACK OF 40 FEET MAJOR ARTERIALS, A SETBACK OF 50 FEET.

AND SO AS PROPOSED IT WOULD BE A GREATER SETBACK IF IT WAS AN OTHER STREET.

AND THEN THE, UH, REQUIREMENTS FOR MINOR OR MAJOR ARTERIALS WOULD APPLY FOR THOSE, UH, STREETS THAT IT WAS ADJACENT TO.

THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES A MINIMUM AVERAGE UNIT SIZE OF 750 SQUARE FEET PER DWELLING UNIT AS A REQUIREMENT.

UM, THE MINIMUM AVERAGE UNIT SIZE IS CALCULATED BY TAKING THE BUILDING'S TOTAL GROSS FLOOR AREA WITHOUT THE COMMERCIAL USE, LESS THAN NON-HABIT AREAS, SO ELIMINATING HALLWAYS AND LOBBIES, MECHANICAL ROOMS DIVIDED BY THE TOTAL NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS.

SO THIS WILL REGULATE THE AVERAGE UNIT SIZES IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND WOULD PREVENT A DEVELOPMENT WITH BOTH A LARGE QUANTITY OF MICRO UNITS OR MEGA UNITS, LARGE, LARGE SCALE UNITS.

SO THIS USE ALSO, UH, PROHIBITS SHORT TERM RENTALS.

UM, SHORT-TERM RENTALS ARE ALLOWED WITHIN THE C PINES CIRCLE DISTRICT WITH THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL PERMIT.

UM, SHORT-TERM RENTAL USE INTENSITY TYPICALLY IS GREATER, UM, THAN RESIDENTIAL USE INTENSITY JUST BECAUSE OF THE TURNOVER AND THE NATURE OF THE SERVICES REQUIRED, UM, FOR THAT USE.

UM, AS PROPOSED, THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL PROHIBITION DOES NOT SUNSET LIKE THE WORKFORCE HOUSING REQUIREMENTS.

SO UNDER MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT WOULD REMAIN IN THE LONG-TERM RENTAL INVENTORY.

WHAT IS A SHORT-TERM RENTAL? IT'S A PROPERTY THAT'S DEFINED IN OUR MUNICIPAL CODE, BUT IT'S A RENTAL FOR PERIODS OF LESS THAN 30 DAYS.

SO THIS PROPOSAL DOES INCLUDE, UM, WORKFORCE HOUSING.

UM, IT PROPOSES 15% OF THE UNIT SHELBY WORKFORCE HOUSING RENTED TO HOUSEHOLDS EARNING UP TO 130% OF THE AAMI FOR B FOR COUNTY PER A WORKFORCE HOUSING AGREEMENT.

AND THE RENTAL WORKFORCE HOUSING UNIT SHALL REMAIN IN THE WORKFORCE HOUSING PROGRAM FOR A MINIMUM OF 10 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.

OF COURSE, THE TOWN HAS A WORKFORCE HOUSING POLICY AND PROGRAM AND THIS PARTICULAR PROPOSAL DOES DIFFER FROM THE TOWN'S WORKFORCE HOUSING POLICY IN, IN FIVE AREAS.

UM, NUMBER ONE IS THE PERCENT OF UNITS WITHIN WORKFORCE HOUSING ISLANDER MIX USE REQUIRES 15%.

THE TOWN'S WORKFORCE HOUSING PROGRAM REQUIRES 20.

THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME FOR I M U IS UP TO 130% OF THE A M I AND OUR TOWN'S WORKFORCE HOUSING PROGRAM IS FOR RENTAL UNITS.

IT'S BETWEEN 60 AND 80% A M I AND FOR OWNER-OCCUPIED BETWEEN 80 AND A HUNDRED PERCENT AAMI.

UM, THE TERM IS ALSO, UH, DIFFERENT ISLANDER MIXED USE IS PROPOSING A TERM OF 10 YEARS AND THE TOWN'S WORKFORCE HOUSING PROGRAM IS A TERM OF 30 YEARS.

THE DENSITY IS ALSO DIFFERENT.

UM, ISLANDER'S MIXED USE IS UNDEFINED DENSITY AND THE TOWN'S WORKFORCE HOUSING PROGRAM FOR COMMERCIAL CONVERSION IS BASED ON THE EXISTING BUILDING ENVELOPE AND THE MINIMUM UNIT SIZES THAT ARE IN A CHART WITHIN OUR DEFINITION SECTION.

SO IT'S, IT'S REALLY BASED ON THAT EXISTING COMMERCIAL ENVELOPE AND THEN WHAT YOU CAN CONVERT WITHIN THAT ENVELOPE.

AND THERE'S AN AGREEMENT REQUIREMENT, UM, IN THE TOWN'S WORKFORCE HOUSING POLICY.

THE APPLICANT IS NOT SUPPLIED A WORKFORCE HOUSING AGREEMENT DOCUMENT STAFF CREATED A SAMPLE ISLANDER'S MIXED USE WORKFORCE HOUSING AGREEMENT BASED ON THE TOWN'S AGREEMENT.

UM, THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE PACKET.

UM, AND THAT WAS, UH, SUPPLIED IN THE DOCUMENTS BEFORE YOU.

SO WHAT IS THE AAMI? UM, HERE'S THE AAMI TABLE.

SO IT'S AREA MEDIAN INCOME FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY AS DEFINED BY HUD.

UM, THE BEAUFORT COUNTY AAMI, UM, AS OF, UH, MAY OF THIS YEAR IS 111, 300,000 FOR A FAMILY OF FOUR.

SO YOU'LL FIND THAT IN THE CENTER OF THE A HUNDRED PERCENT, UM, HERE, UH, FAMILY OF FOUR A HUNDRED PERCENT A I AND, UM, THE ISLANDER'S MIXED USE IS PROPOSED AT 130% AAMI, WHICH IS THE BOTTOM BAND ON THIS

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CHART.

SO FOR A HOUSEHOLD SIZE OF ONE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME TO QUALIFY WOULD BE 101,300, A HOUSEHOLD OF TWO 115,000 AND SO ON PER THE CHART.

SO WORKFORCE HOUSING, UM, IS SUPPORTED BY A NUMBER OF DOCUMENTS WITHIN THE TOWN.

UM, THERE'S A 2019 WORKFORCE HOUSING STRATEGIC PLAN, UM, THAT WAS ADOPTED.

THAT INCLUDES HOUSING RECOMMENDATIONS.

OF COURSE, THERE'S THE 2022 WORKFORCE HOUSING FRAMEWORK FINDING HOME THAT ALSO INCLUDES A POLICY FRAMEWORK FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING PROGRAM.

UM, OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, UM, INCLUDES HOUSING GOALS, STRATEGIES AND TACTICS, AS WELL AS THE TOWN STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN.

UM, INCLUDES WITHIN THE TOP 15 STRATEGIES IMPLEMENTATION OF THE WORKFORCE HOUSING FRAMEWORK.

WE ALSO ANALYZED, UM, THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS THAT WAS PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT TEAM.

THAT ANALYSIS WAS PREPARED BY A CONSULTANT, KIMBERLY HORN.

UM, IT MAKES TWO MAIN RECOMMENDATIONS IF THIS PROJECT WERE TO BE BUILT.

BASICALLY THAT THERE'S TWO, UM, INGRESS AND EGRESS ACCESS POINTS, ONE OFF OF OFFICE WAY AND ONE OFF OF OFFICE PARK ROAD.

UM, THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS WAS, UH, REVIEWED BY TOWN ENGINEERING, UM, AND THEY AGREED WITH THE FINDINGS THAT WERE, UM, PART OF THAT ANALYSIS.

IN ADDITION, ENGINEERING PROVIDED THE TRAFFIC COUNTS ON C PINE CIRCLE BETWEEN 2005 IN 2022.

UM, AND THEY'RE UP ON THE SCREEN HERE.

IT SHOWS THE AM PEAK HOUR, THE MIDDAY PEAK HOUR, AND THE PM PEAK HOUR, UM, AT THE C PINE CIRCLE INTERSECTION.

SO THE TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS CONSIDERED, UH, AN ASSUMED BUILD OUT BY 2025 AND ANTICIPATED 44 NEW TRIPS TO THE PEAK, WHICH WOULD RESULT IN AN INCREASE OF 2.9 SECONDS AND ANTICIPATED 59 NEW TRIPS TO THE PM PEAK, WHICH IS AN INCREASE OF 4.6 SECONDS.

SO THESE POTENTIAL IMPACTS, UM, DO NOT EXCEED THE THRESHOLDS SET WITHIN THE LMO FOR TRAFFIC CIRCLES.

WE ALSO, UM, INCLUDED A COMPARISON CHART THAT WAS PROVIDED BY U S C B.

UM, OBVIOUSLY THE USE IS PROPOSED WITHIN 500 FEET FROM THE SCHOOL CAMPUS AND, UM, THIS SHOWS THE CORRELATION OF THE ADDITION OF STUDENT HOUSING AND THE INCREASE IN ENROLLMENT WITHIN U S D B.

WE ALSO INCLUDED, UM, A SLIDE FOR THE COMPARISON TO THE MID ISLAND DISTRICT.

UM, THE MID ISLAND DISTRICT WAS A PLAN THAT WAS ADOPTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2022.

AND IT IS A DISTRICT PLAN WITH A STRATEGY FOR NOT ONLY OUR 103 ACRE MID ISLAND TRACT, BUT ALSO A REDEVELOPMENT STRATEGY TO REVITALIZE THE COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL AREAS WITHIN THAT DISTRICT.

IT INCLUDED, UM, THREE MAIN RECOMMENDATIONS TO BOTH INCREASE RESIDENTIAL DENSITY, ALLOW FOR A MIX OF USES AND ALLOW SHARED STRUCTURED OR SURFACE LOT PARKING AND EXISTING CENTERS.

SO, UM, WE ARE WORKING ON THE DRAFT CONSERVATION AND GROWTH FRAMEWORK MAP, UM, THAT IDENTIFIES THE C PINE CIRCLE AS A PRIMARY CENTER ON THAT FRAMEWORK MAP.

AND THEN DISTRICT PLANNING HAS BEEN PRIORITIZED FOR, PRIORITIZED FOR THE AREA WHERE THIS POLICY IS BEING CONSIDERED IN THE BRIDGE TO BEACH DISTRICT.

UM, WE'RE ANTICIPATING PRESENTING THAT DRAFT DISTRICT TO PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE IN SEPTEMBER.

SORRY, WHILE YOU'RE ON THAT SLIDE.

UM, REPLACING THE SAME COLUMN AS ME ON THE RIGHT SIDE, THE MIXED USE COLUMN, THE RESIDENTIAL DIS, UH, SORRY.

RESIDENTIAL DENSITY FOR THE MIDDLE ISLAND DISTRICT IS 12 TO 18 DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE.

UM, IF SOMEONE WERE TO BUILD WORKFORCE HOUSING WITHIN THE MID ISLAND DISTRICT, THEN THE CURRENT LMO STANDARDS TO ALLOW INCREASE IN DENSITY, UM, COULD APPLY.

SO YOU MIGHT HAVE, UH, A HIGHER DENSITY, UM, OF DWELLING UNITS PER ACRE IF IT WAS WORKFORCE HOUSING.

IS THAT CORRECT? SO THE 12 TO 18 IS WITHOUT WORKFORCE HOUSING.

UM, WELL THIS TO IMPLEMENT, UH, THE MID ISLAND DISTRICT, IT REQUIRES CHANGES AND UPDATES TO THE CODE TO ALLOW THE DENSITY, THE HEIGHT, THE USES, UM, THAT WERE IDENTIFIED IN THAT PLAN.

BUT CURRENTLY WORKFORCE HOUSING IS ALLOWED BY COMMERCIAL CONVERSION.

SO IT IS BASED ON, SO CURRENT POLICY WOULD SAY THAT IT'S BASED ON THE BUILDING FOOTPRINT THAT EXISTS THERE AND HOW THEY WOULD BREAK UP THE UNIT SIZES FROM WITHIN.

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IT'S A LITTLE BIT HARD TO COMPARE APP TO ORANGES HERE.

OKAY, AGAIN, SEAN COLAN, UM, JUMPING IN, UM, THE BONUS DENSITY PROGRAM ONLY APPLIES TO PROPERTIES OWNED RM FOUR, SO THE BONUS DENSITY WOULD NOT APPLY ON TOP OF WHAT YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN FOR MID, FOR MID ISLAND DISTRICT.

OKAY, THANK YOU.

SO, UM, WITHIN THE PACKET, UM, ATTACHMENT SIX INCLUDED IN AN ASSESSMENT TABLE THAT WE, UM, INCLUDED HERE.

THIS SUMMARIZES THE POLICY DISCUSSION OVERALL.

UM, HERE ARE ALL THE USES ALLOWED IN C PINE CIRCLE.

UM, OF COURSE ISLANDER MIXED USE IS PROPOSING, UM, A NEW USE.

UH, BUT ALL OF THE OTHER USES WITHIN THE C PINE CIRCLE DISTRICT WOULD STILL APPLY.

AND OF COURSE, WORKFORCE HOUSING BY COMMERCIAL CONVERSION IS, IS ALLOWED.

SO THIS IDENTIFIES THE USE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS THAT DIFFER BETWEEN A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT IN THE C PINE CIRCLE DISTRICT.

THE ISLANDER MIXED USE IS PROPOSED.

AND THEN THE USE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING.

UM, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT, UM, THAT MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT IN C PINE CIRCLE DOES NOT ALLOW PARKING SPACES TO BE A PART OF A SHARED PARKING PLAN.

AND ALSO, UM, THE DENSITY REQUIREMENTS, UM, NEED TO MEET THE DENSITY PER THE C PINE CIRCLE DISTRICT FOR A MIXED USE BY RIGHT DEVELOPMENT.

UM, WE WENT THROUGH THE 10 USE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS IN THE ISLANDER MIXED USE PROPOSAL.

UM, AND AGAIN, THE WORKFORCE HOUSING CONCEPT DOES ALLOW COMMERCIAL CONVERSION, BUT AGAIN, IT'S BASED ON THE FOOTPRINT OF, OF THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL, UM, BUILDINGS THAT ARE ON THE SITE.

SO THE DENSITIES OF COURSE WE TALKED ABOUT, UM, IN C PINE CIRCLE DISTRICT, THERE ARE 12 DWELL UNITS, UH, FOR RESIDENTIAL AND OR 10,000 GROSS FLOOR AREA FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL.

UM, ISLANDER MIXED USE IS PROPOSING UNDEFINED, BUT AGAIN, IT'S LIMITED BY THOSE, UM, APPLICABLE DESIGN AND PER PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.

PARKING IS THE SAME, UM, FOR ANY DEVELOPMENT TYPE.

UM, 1.5, UH, SPACES FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL AND ONE PER 500 FOR, UM, I'M SORRY, 1.5 FOR RESIDENTIAL AND ONE PER 500 FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL.

THE HEIGHT LIMIT IS 45 FEET.

UM, THROUGHOUT THE DISTRICT THERE'S A 60% IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE REQUIREMENT.

UM, AGAIN, UM, THE OPEN SPACE IS ONLY REQUIRED FOR MAJOR RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION.

SO ISLANDER MIXED USE HAS A GREATER OPEN SPACE REQUIREMENT.

UM, THERE'S ONLY A FLOOR AREA RE RATIO REQUIREMENT FOR ISLANDERS MIXED USE.

IT'S NOT APPLICABLE TO OTHER DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN C PINE CIRCLE DISTRICT.

THE SETBACKS PER THE CODE APPLY, UH, FOR OTHER DEVELOPMENTS.

UM, BUT FOR ISLANDER MIXED USE, IT'S A 35 FEET ADJACENT STREET AVERAGE OR THE APPLICABLE CODE WHICHEVER'S GREATER.

THE BUFFERS ARE SAME, ARE ARE THE SAME NO MATTER THE DEVELOPMENT.

AND, UH, ALL THREE OF THE CONCEPTS DID HAVE A WORKFORCE HOUSING ELIGIBILITY.

UM, ISLANDER MIXED USE DOES DIFFER FROM THE TOWN POLICY.

OKAY, SO FOUR TEXT AMENDMENTS.

THE REVIEW STANDARDS, UM, ARE OUTLINED IN, UM, IN THE LMO.

AND, UM, YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT ITS RELATIONSHIP TO THE ACCORDANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

IS IT REQUIRED BY CHANGE CONDITIONS? DOES IT DEMONSTRATE A COMMUNITY NEED? IS IT CONSISTENT WITH THE PURPOSE AND INTENT OF THE ZONING DISTRICT? WHAT IT RESULT IN LOGICAL AND ORDERLY DEVELOPMENT PATTERN AND WOULD AND WOULD NOT RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT ADVERSE IMPACTS ON THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WATER, AIR, NOISE, STORM WATER MANAGEMENT, WILDLIFE VEGETATION, AND THE NATURAL FUNCTIONING OF THE ENVIRONMENT.

I, SO IN SUMMARY, UM, ISLANDER MIXED USE DOES MEET THE GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE C PINE CIRCLE DISTRICT.

UM, THE UNDEFINED DENSITY OVERALL BUILDING MASS AND RELATIONSHIP TO THE SITE IS LIMITED BY THE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.

THAT INCLUDES PARKING AND SETBACKS, BUFFERS, IMPERVIOUS COVERAGE HEIGHT LIMIT OF 45 FEET.

THE USE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS THAT INCLUDE FLUER RATIO, SITE COVERAGE, INDEX MINIMUM AVERAGE UNIT SIZE, INCREASED ADJACENT STREET SETBACK, AND THE 10% OPEN SPACE.

NOW THE UNDEFINED DENSITY MAY RESULT IN DEVELOPMENTS WITH HIGH HIGHER DENSITIES THAN WHAT'S TYPICAL ON THE ISLAND WITHIN THE C PINE CIRCLE VICINITY.

BUT WITH SMALLER UNIT SIZES, THE TRAFFIC IMPACT TO THE C PINE CIRCLE DOES NOT RESULT IN NON-COMPLIANCE PER THE LMO STANDARDS.

THE USE DOES PROHIBIT SHORT-TERM RENTALS AND THIS REQUIREMENT DOES NOT SUNSET.

SO THE UNITS WILL REMAIN IN THE LONG-TERM INVENTORY.

AGAIN, THE BRIDGE TO BEACH EFFORT PLANNING EFFORT IS UNDERWAY BUT NOT YET COMPLETE.

UM, IT'S PRIORITIZED AND WE INTEND TO COME TO THE PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE IN SEPTEMBER FOR A DRAFT REVIEW OF THAT PLAN.

THE POLICY DOES

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NOT REGULATE THE MAXIMUM DO NUMBER OF BEDROOMS PER DWELLING UNIT.

UM, IT DOES CONTAIN WORKFORCE HOUSING, AGAIN WITH DIFFERENT TERMS THAN THE TOWN'S WORKFORCE HOUSING, UH, PROGRAM IN FIVE SPECIFIC AREAS THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED.

AND IN SUMMARY, UM, STAFF HAS PROVIDED A FULL STAFF ANALYSIS THAT RELATES TO THE REVIEW OF THE PROPOSED POLICY.

UM, IT INCLUDED THE BREAKDOWN OF THE TEXT AMENDMENT IN THE AREAS OF TRAFFIC IMPACT, STUDENT HOUSING, DISTRICT PLANNING, USE DENSITY USE SPECIFIC CONDITIONS.

AND UM, FINALLY THERE WERE FOUR AREAS, UM, THAT WERE REQUESTED FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION BY THE PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE NUMBERED ONE THROUGH FOUR ON THE SCREEN, UM, SHARED PARKING AND THE ADJACENT STREET SETBACK USE SPECIFIC CONDITION LANGUAGE THAT WAS ADDRESSED AND CHANGED BY THE APPLICANT.

UM, THE PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE ASKED FOR A CONSIDERATION THAT A FOUR BEDROOM PER DWELLING UNIT, MAXIMUM USE SPECIFIC CONDITION BE CONSIDERED.

THAT WAS NOT ADDRESSED.

THEY ASKED THAT THE WORKFORCE HOUSING REQUIREMENTS, THE TERMS AND PERCENTAGE AND AAMI BE CONSIDERED THAT WAS NOT ADDRESSED.

UM, BUT THE 10% FUNCTIONAL OPEN SPACE OR COMMON AMENITY SPACE WAS ADDRESSED BY THE APPLICANT TEAM.

I SEE.

WHAT IS FUNCTIONAL OPEN SPACE? IS THERE A DEFINITION? UH, WE, WE DID NOT ADD A DEFINITION.

THEY ADDED SOME CLARITY IN THE ACTUAL TEXT AMENDMENT AND THE, WE GO OVER THAT.

IS THAT SOMEWHERE? YES, I CAN GO OVER THAT.

DON'T, DON'T HAVE TO GET OFF SUBJECT.

IF IT'S COMING UP LATER, IT IS FINE.

UM, THEY, THEY DEFINED IT AS THIS DESIGNATED AREA SHOULD OFFER ACTIVE OR PASSIVE RECREATIONAL AND GATHERING SPACES FOR THE USE OF THE RESIDENTS.

SO WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS FROM HERE? UM, THIS TEXT AMENDMENT CAN EITHER BE APPROVED BY ORDINANCE OR DENIED BY RESOLUTION PER THE CODE.

UM, IF COUNSEL APPROVES IT AT FIRST READING AND IT'S DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WAS APPROVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THEN IT NEEDS TO GO BACK TO THE PUBLIC HEARING.

UM, AND THE NEXT PUBLIC OR THE NEXT PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING IS JULY 27TH.

UM, AND, AND THEN ALSO A WORKFORCE HOUSING AGREEMENT DOCUMENT WOULD BE REQUIRED BEFORE SECOND READING WITH THE POSSIBLE MEETING DATE OF AUGUST 15TH.

SORRY, LET ME JUMP IN.

UM, MISSY SAID IT HAS TO GO BACK FOR A PUBLIC HEARING.

IT JUST HAS TO GO BACK TO PLANNING COMMISSION FOR REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATION ON ANYTHING THAT'S DEVIATED FROM WHAT WAS APPROVED AT THE, AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING.

SO IT'S NOT A FULL REVIEW EVERYTHING, IT'S JUST THE DEVIATIONS TO WHAT THEY APPROVED DURING THAT MEETING.

UH, THE AMENDMENT HAS CHANGED, UM, SINCE THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S PUBLIC HEARING.

SO WHAT WILL GO INTO THE FINAL WORKFORCE HOUSING AGREEMENT? WHAT WOULD GO INTO IT? UM, WELL THERE IS A SAMPLE WORKFORCE HOUSING AGREEMENT IN THE PACKET AND IT WOULD NEED TO BE FINALIZED THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO THE TERMS THAT ARE OUTLINED WITHIN THIS TEXT AMENDMENT.

SO IT'D INCLUDE THE 15%, THE TERM, THE A M I, THOSE TYPES OF THINGS WOULD BE INCLUDED IN THAT DOCUMENT.

SO AGAIN, THE RECOMMENDATION BEFORE YOU IS TO CONSIDER THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE.

UM, AND I WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.

ONE QUESTION JUST FOR CLARITY, SO THAT, UM, THE PRESENTATION THAT YOU GAVE IS THE SAME, UM, INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE IN OUR PACKET.

SO ALL OF THE INFORMATION IS CONSISTENT.

THE, THE PRESENTATION WAS REORGANIZED A LITTLE BIT SINCE THE PACKETS PUBLISHING, IT'S THE MOST, IT'S THE SAME INFORMATION.

IT JUST WAS, UH, RESEQUENCED FOR BETTER DELIVERY OF, OF THE POLICY.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE SAME INFORMATION.

SO THAT INFORMATION HAS BEEN PUBLICLY NOTICED FOR REVIEW BY, BY ANYONE WHO WANTED TO PICK IT UP YES.

AND HAD THAT OPPORTUNITY, IF I COULD PROVIDE SOME CLARITY AFTER THIS MEETING TONIGHT, THE PRESENTATION MISS JUST SHOWED WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE.

NOW CLERK WILL ASSURE THE REST OF THAT.

MISS DOES, DOES, DOES THAT WRAP UP YOUR FULL PRESENTATION? YES, SIR.

GIVING US THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT OUR PLAN.

SO, UH, MR. DESPAIN, I'D LIKE TO OFFER YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME UP AND, AND SAY A FEW WORDS THAT YOU DESIRE OR, OR ANY MEMBER OF, OF THE APPLICANT TEAM.

I HOPEFULLY HAVE MORE THAN THREE MINUTES.

IS THAT CORRECT? UM, UM, MAYOR PERRY, UM, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN OF COUNCIL, I, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR

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UM, I ALSO WANT TO THANK MR. ORLANDO.

UM, YOUR STAFF HAS DONE A GREAT JOB.

I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE SEAN AND, AND MISSY WHO'VE DONE A GREAT JOB, UM, PROVIDING GUIDANCE AND USHERING AND ALONG THIS PATH PATH FOR THE PAST TWO YEARS.

SO THEY SHOULD BE COMMENDED, UM, INCLUDING A FEW WEEKENDS IN THERE.

UM, UM, I ALSO WANT TO THANK ALL THE BUSINESS LEADERS, RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS WHO HAVE PROVIDED INPUT ALONG THE WAY AS WELL OVER THOSE PAST TWO YEARS.

UM, WE'RE CERTAINLY NOT HERE TODAY FOR, YOU KNOW, LACK OF TRYING.

UM, IT WA IT WAS GOOD EARLIER ON, UM, TO SEE, UH, TREY GRAVES GET UP AND TALK AND, YOU KNOW, HE MENTIONED, UM, IMAGINING HILTON HEAD 20 PLUS YEARS AGO.

MY PARENTS WERE HERE 50 YEARS AGO, SO I REMEMBER THE ISLAND 30, 40 ISH YEARS AGO.

AND I, I STARTED THINKING BACK TO MY FIRST JOB, WHICH WAS FLIPPING, UH, GARBAGE BURGERS AT JODI'S FINE FOODS FOR A GOOD BIT OF TIME.

UM, MY BROTHER, MY TWIN BROTHER WAS A, WAS WORKED FOR SHORE BEACH SERVICE, UM, FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.

WORKED FOR MR. WAGNER FOR A GOOD BIT OF TIME SO WE UNDERSTOOD YOU KNOW, THE SITUATION FOR, YOU KNOW, OUR FELLOW EMPLOYEES AND HOUSING WAS AN ISSUE EVEN BACK THEN, 35 PLUS YEARS AGO.

SO IT HADN'T REALLY CHANGED.

UM, I NO LONGER CAN AFFORD TO LIVE ON THE ISLAND.

MY PARENTS MOVED AWAY.

UM, THEY'RE LIVING IN NORTHERN BUFORT COUNTY, SO WE CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THE ISSUE.

UM, MY, MY THESIS WORK IN GRAD SCHOOL DEALT WITH AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

SO I'VE GOT A KIND OF A SOFT SPOT, UM, UH, FOR, FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

AND THIS CERTAINLY REPRESENTS, UM, A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THE ISLAND, UH, FOR THE EMPLOYEES AND THE EMPLOYERS THAT CAN ATTRACT GOOD EMPLOYEES TO COME HERE.

UM, SO REALLY APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UM, PRESENT OUR PLAN AND KIND OF, UH, PROVIDE A LOT OF FACTS.

UM, THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF RUMORS AND, AND MISUNDERSTANDINGS OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, BUT I JUST WANT TO, UM, PRESENT THOSE, THAT INFORMATION.

UM, YOUR OWN, YOU KNOW, I'VE SPENT A LOT OF TIME ON PLANNING COMMISSION AT THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON, AND, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE HAD, WE HAD A LOT OF TOUGH DECISIONS, I'VE SAID ON THAT SIDE OF THE DIOCESE, NOT AS DIFFICULT AS YOU ALL'S DECISIONS.

UM, BUT WE ALWAYS LEANED ON A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WHEN WE DID HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THESE TOUGH DECISIONS.

AND IN YOUR COMP PLAN, IT DOES STATE THAT THE TOWN SHOULD CONTINUE TO ASSESS THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND BUILDING CODES TO FOSTER PRIVATE SECTOR DEVELOPMENT OF NEEDED AND DIVERSE OBTAINABLE HOUSING OPTIONS.

AND I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE REALLY PROPOSING HERE.

UM, THIS, UH, A LANDER MIXED USE TECH CEMENT PROVIDES PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT, THE OPPORTUNITY TO DELIVER A NEEDED AND OBTAINABLE OPTION TO FULFILL THE TOWN'S VISION.

UM, ALTHOUGH THIS PROJECT HAS BEEN IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, WE'VE HELD NUMEROUS DISCUSSIONS WITH STAFF AND COUNCIL MEMBERS, STAKEHOLDERS, BUSINESS OWNERS, AND RESIDENTS.

IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE SHARE THE SAME UNDERSTANDING OF THE TEXT AMENDMENT PROPOSAL AND THE LONG-TERM BENEFITS THE PROJECT BRINGS TO THE COMMUTING.

AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, UM, WITH THESE PICTURES, UH, FOR MORE THAN A DECADE, UM, THESE BUILDINGS HAVE SET, VACANT AND RUN DOWN, UM, AND IT'S, IT'S UNBEFITTING TO THIS ISLAND'S WORLD CLASS IMAGE.

UM, IT'S NOT GOOD FOR THE UNIVERSITY.

IT'S AN EYESORE FOR THEM.

IT'S AN EYESORE FOR THE RESIDENCE.

UM, OUR PROPOSED PROJECT, UM, IS TO REPLACE FOUR DILAPIDATED OFFICE BUILDINGS WITH RETAIL RESIDENTIAL UNITS FOR ESSENTIAL SERVICE INDUSTRY EMPLOYEES AND U S C B STUDENTS.

UM, THE NEW LAYOUT WILL HAVE INCREASED SETBACKS AND A BETTER FOOTPRINT.

UM, AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS IS NOT A WORKFORCE HOUSING PROJECT, UM, AND IS DEFINITELY NOT A PUBLIC PRIVATE, UM, PARTNERSHIP ON THE SITE.

YOU KNOW, YOU CAN SEE IN THE BROWN COLOR, THOSE ARE THE EXISTING BUILDINGS.

THE GREEN ARE THE PROPOSED NEW BUILDINGS.

SO WE'RE GONNA RAISE THESE BUILDINGS, REPLACE IT.

IF YOU NOTICE, THESE BUILDINGS ARE REALLY PLACED WHERE THE EXISTING PARKING IS, SO THERE'S GONNA BE VERY LITTLE

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IMPACT TO THE EXISTING TREE CANOPY.

UM, SO WE'RE GOING OUT OF OUR WAY TO PRESERVE A LOT OF THE NATURAL RESOURCES.

IN ADDITION TO REDEVELOPING THIS PROPERTY, UM, THE SEAS PINE CIRCLE DISTRICT WAS CREATED IN THE 2014 LMO REWRITE AS A MIXED USE IN BUSINESS DISTRICT AS PERMITTED BY RIGHT, THAT IS, THE PROJECT DOESN'T REQUIRE TOWN COUNCIL APPROVAL UNDER THE EXISTING LMO.

THE NEW BUILDINGS COULD HOUSE 5,623 SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL SPACE AND 45 DWELLING UNITS WITH 440, UM, TOTAL BEDROOMS. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, ALAN WOLF MENTIONED EARLIER THAT, UM, MR. DEBA APPROACHED HIM WITH THIS, THIS KIND OF OPTION, AND IT, IT WAS NOT FAVORABLE AT THE TIME.

UM, SO WE, WE WENT DIF TOOK A DIFFERENT APPROACH, UM, BECAUSE THE FEEDBACK FROM THE, UH, BUSINESS OWNERS WAS THAT THEY WANTED ONES, TWOS, AND THREE BEDROOM UNITS, NOT THESE GROUP STYLE LIVING.

UM, IT'S JUST NOT FITTING FOR THE ISLAND.

IT'S JUST NOT GOOD FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES.

UM, IF YOU NOTICE ON THE, ON THAT PREVIOUS VERSION, THERE'S 440 TOTAL BEDROOMS, AND THIS IS BY RIGHT UNDER THE, THE ISLANDER MIXED USE OPTION.

UM, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A MIX OF ONE TWOS AND THREES UNDER THE APARTMENTS, AND THEN THEN FOUR BEDROOM, UH, STUDENT HOUSING UNITS.

AND THAT COMES TO JUST A, AN IMP TOTAL IMPACT OF 292, UM, TOTAL UNITS.

SO IT'S, IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT IT'S NOT JUST DENSITY FROM A DWELLING UNIT STANDPOINT, IT'S, IT'S THE NUMBER OF BEDROOMS AND THAT THAT IS QUITE A SIGNIFICANT DROP.

IT'S ALMOST 34, UH, PERCENT DROP IN TOTAL BEDROOMS FROM WHAT'S APPROVED BY, RIGHT.

UM, AGAIN, GOING BACK TO THE OLD GIUSEPPE PIZZA, UM, ANALOGY THAT, THAT ALAN BROUGHT UP.

UM, AND BASED ON SOUND GUIDANCE BY TOWN STAFF, IT WAS DECIDED THAT THE TEXT AMENDMENT WAS NEEDED TO CREATE A NEW LAND USE CATEGORY WITHIN THE C PINES DUR COMMERCIAL DISTRICT CALLED THIS ISLANDER MIXED USE.

IT SEEKS TO RECONFIGURE THE INTERNAL DWELLING UNIT LAYOUTS THAT ACTUALLY REDUCES THE NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS PER UNIT AND IMPROVES IMPOSE THOSE DESIGN STANDARDS.

UH, THERE'S A MISPERCEPTION THAT THE, THAT, THAT THE DEVELOPER IS SEEKING A HIGHER DENSITY.

ALTHOUGH THESE UNITS WOULD INCREASE UNDER THE RECONFIGURED PLAN, THE TOTAL NUMBER OF BEDROOMS WILL DECREASE BY 34%.

THE LMO DEFINES A DWELLING UNIT AS A LIVING QUARTER WITH COMMON AREA, A KITCHEN AND A BATHROOM WITHOUT LIMITS ON THE NUMBER OF BEDROOMS. THEREFORE, ALL ELSE BEING EQUAL, EQUAL, THE MORE UNIT COUNTS, THE MORE SPACE WILL BE REQUIRED FOR THE AUXILIARY USES.

UM, UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, UM, WE'RE HERE TO DESIGNATE, UM, WELL AT LEAST IDENTIFY THE ADDITIONAL STANDARDS THAT ARE GONNA BE IMPOSED UNDER THIS, UH, THIS NEW USE.

SO INCLUDING THE UNDERLYING ZONING STANDARDS WE'VE GOT TO APPLY, UH, COMPLY WITH, WE'VE ALSO GOTTA COMPLY WITH THESE, UM, ADDITIONAL STANDARDS.

THAT'S WHAT WE'LL DESIGNATE SEPARATE PARKING FOR USE BY THE RESIDENTS.

UM, EDUCATION USE OWNED PARKING CAN ONLY BE SHARED IF STUDENT HOUSING IS PROVIDED, WHICH WE ARE PROVIDING.

UM, THE I M U DEVELOPMENT CAN ONLY OCCUR ON PROPERTIES WITHIN 500 FEET OF THE EDUCATION USE.

UM, NO SHORT TERM RENTALS, 15% WORKFORCE HOUSING WILL BE PROVIDED 130 PER, UH, 130% OF THE A M I.

UM, AND THERE'LL BE A 10, 10 YEAR WORKFORCE HOUSING TERM.

OUR FLOOR AREA RATIO WILL BE NO GREATER THAN 0.68, WHICH IS MUCH LESS THAN SOME OF THE OTHERS.

UM, LARGER DEVELOPMENTS ON THE ISLAND AND THE SCI WILL NOT GO BEYOND 50%.

OUR PROPOSAL IS ONLY 17%.

UM, WE'LL ALSO INCLUDE THE 10% FUNCTIONAL, UH, OPEN SPACE.

UH, THERE'LL BE A 35 MINIMUM AVERAGE STREET SETBACK AND A 45 FOOT HEIGHT LIMIT.

AS YOU RECALL, WE HAD ORIGINALLY ASKED FOR 55.

I THINK AQUA HAD ACTUALLY ASKED FOR 75.

THEY WERE BACK DOWN TO 55.

UM, SO WE'RE STILL BELOW

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AQUA AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA.

UM, THE TEXT AMENDMENT IS REQUESTED PRIMARILY TO MEET THE URGENT NEEDS OF THE U S C D, UM, FOR STUDENT HOUSING AND THE LOCAL EMPLOYERS WHO DESIRE FAMILY FRIENDLY ONE TO THREE BEDROOM UNIT FOR ESSENTIAL SERVICE WORKERS.

DORM STYLE HOUSING IS MORE SUITABLE FOR TEMPORARY VISA HOLDERS.

THE CREATION OF A NEW USE IS TO WORK AROUND THE POORLY DEFINED DWELLING UNITS INTO PERMIT SHARED PARKING AGREEMENT WITH U S C B.

IF THE DEVELOPER PROVIDES STUDENT HOUSING.

AND AGAIN, UM, ONE OF THE MAJOR BENEFITS IS THAT WE'RE REDUCING FROM THE BUY RIDE OF 450 TOTAL BEDS DOWN TO 292.

AND THAT COULD ALSO, EVEN IF WE REDUCE THOSE BEDROOMS FROM 10 TO 12 UNITS, 12 BEDS PER UNIT TO SAY SIX TO EIGHT BEDS PER UNIT WILL STILL BE LESS OF AN IMPACT.

UM, WITH THIS CURRENT PROPOSAL, UM, THERE'S ANOTHER MISS, UH, PERCEPTION THAT THE TOWN GIVES AN ACRE OF PARKING SPACES TO THE DEVELOPER.

THE TOWN DEED THE LAND TO U S C B IN JUNE OF 2017.

AND U S C B IS A LEGAL OWNER PRIOR TO DEVELOPMENT U S CCB AND THE DEVELOPER WENT INTO A LONG-TERM SHARED PARKING AGREEMENT.

THE UNIVERSITY WILL SUPPLY 75 SURPLUS PARKING SPACES, 11 OF WHICH WILL BE OVERFLOW FOR THEIR STUDENTS.

THE DEVELOPER WILL SUPPLY 64 STUDENT BEDROOMS AT NO COST TO U S C B OR THE TOWN.

AS YOU'RE AWARE, THE UNIVERSITY HAS MADE MULTIPLE PRESENTATIONS IN FRONT OF THE TOWN COUNCIL AND STAFF TO VOICE THEIR SUPPORT FOR THE TEXT AMENDMENT.

THEIR INTERNAL ANALYSIS DEMONSTRATES THAT ON CAMPUS STUDENT HOUSING WILL INCREASE.

ENROLLMENT AIN'T, AIN'T YOU, AIN'T NOTHING.

HELL ALL THE TIME.

YOU AIN'T NOTHING.

HELL, ALL THE TIME YOU AIN'T, AINT US AIN'T AIN ALL THE TIME THAT THE UNIVERSITY'S PROVIDING OUT THAT THAT EQUALS 50 UNITS.

IF YOU PULL THAT 50 UNITS OUT, OUR PROJECT IS IN, IN, IN, UM, COMPATIBILITY WITH THE MID ISLAND DISTRICT'S DENSITY.

BUT THE DIFFERENCE HERE IS WE'RE PROVIDING STUDENT HOUSING, AND THAT'S AN OFF OFFSITE, UM, UH, CAPTURE FOR THOSE PARKING SPACES.

UM, OUR HEIGHT IS SIMILAR TO THE MID ISLAND DISTRICTS.

UM, AND THEN WE'RE, WE'RE PROPOSING SHARED AND STRUCTURED PARKING AND SURFACE LOTS THAT ARE ALSO RECOMMENDED IN THE MID ISLAND DISTRICT.

UM, THERE'S

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BEEN A LOT OF CONCERN ABOUT THE AQUA DEVELOPMENT, AND THIS IS GONNA BE ANOTHER AQUA TERRA DEVELOPMENT.

UM, THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THESE TWO PROJECTS.

UM, AND TO AVOID THE PITFALL OF AQUA TERRA, THE OFFICE WEIGHT PROJECT HAS SPECIFIC DESIGN STANDARDS IN PLACE TO ENSURE THAT THE STRUCTURE STRUCTURES BLEND IN WITH THEIR NATURAL OFFICE WAY HAS A 17% SITE COVERAGE INDEX, WHEREAS AQUA TERRA IS UP TO 47%.

AND THAT'S IF YOU INCLUDE JUST THE UPLAND AREA OF THE TRACT AND EXCLUDED ANY OF THE WETLANDS AND OTHER AREAS THAT THE, UM, ARE USED FOR AFFLUENT, UM, DISPOSAL.

UM, OFFICE WAY HAS A 17% SITE COVERAGE INDEX, WHICH MEASURES THE PERCENTAGE OF THE LOT COVERED BY THE BUILDING'S FOOTPRINT.

THAT'S 26% LESS THAN AQUIRA.

A LOWER SITE COVERED INDEX WILL HAVE A MUCH SMALLER IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT AND A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT TO THE EXISTING SITE AND PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES.

UM, ALSO BY SIGNING LONG-TERM LEASE AGREEMENTS AND ALLOCATING SPACE FOR BICYCLE PARKING, THE OFFICE WAY PROJECT WILL INCREASE WALKABILITY AND REDUCES USER INTENSITY.

AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS SLIDE, MOST AREAS OF THE DEVELOPMENT WILL HAVE A SETBACK OF NEARLY A HUNDRED FEET, UM, THAT'S IN THIS AREA.

UH, AND A DELIVERED EFFORT HAS BEEN TAKEN TO PRESERVE THESE EXISTING CANOPY TREES.

UM, SO WE'VE WORKED AROUND ALL THE EXISTING TREES AND INCREASED, UM, THE ABILITY TO PRESERVE THAT, THAT CORRIDOR THAT CURRENTLY EXISTS ALONG PARKING ON, UH, OFFICE, PARK, ROAD AND OFFICE WAY.

UM, IT'LL HELP, I GUESS, REDUCE KIND OF THE SCALE AND SIZE OF THOSE, THE IMPACTS OF THOSE BUILDINGS.

HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF, UH, VIEWS FROM THE STREET AT A, AT, UH, AQUIRA.

UM, HERE'S OUR EXISTING STREET AND THE EXISTING, UH, TREE CANOPY THAT WILL BE PRESERVED BECAUSE OF THE PLACEMENT OF OUR BUILDINGS AND THE INCREASED SETBACKS WE'RE PROPOSING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT.

JUST TO SUMMARIZE, UM, THIS PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENT, UM, FULFILLS A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR DIVERSE AND OBTAINABLE HOUSING OPTION.

IT SUPPORTS THE TOWN'S VISION TO REDEVELOP BLIGHTED AREAS.

UH, MEN MANDATED DESIGN STANDARDS, SUPERIOR OF PERMITTED BUY, RIGHT, UH, A WIN-WIN SOLUTION FOR THE S C B, UH, UTILIZATION OF SURPLUS PARKING SPACES FOR STUDENT HOUSING.

IT MEETS THE LOCAL EMPLOYER'S DESIRE FOR FAMILY FRIENDLY ESSENTIAL SERVICE WORKER HOUSING WITHOUT USING TAXPAYER DOLLARS.

IT IMPROVES WALKABILITY, ENCOURAGED TRANSPORTATION BY BICYCLE.

WE'RE VERY CLOSE TO CELEBRATION PARK AND THE BEACH.

IT ENHANCES WATER QUALITY THROUGH THE, UM, IMPROVED BMPS THAT WILL BE CONSTRUCTED.

UM, IT REDUCES TRAFFIC IMPACTS THROUGH OVERALL TRAFFIC, UM, IMPACTS THROUGH, UH, INTERNAL CAPTURE.

AND, UM, CONRAD SALVA WITH KIMLEY HORN IS HERE.

HE'S OUR TRAFFIC CONSULTANT.

SO IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR HIM, HE'S CERTAINLY AVAILABLE.

UM, LONG-TERM RENTALS REDUCE USER INTENSITY, UM, REIMAGINE THE TOWN'S.

UH, IT HELPS TO REIMAGINE THE TOWN'S 21.5 MILLION INVESTMENT IN THE U S C B, AND IT ALIGNS WITH THE MID ISLAND DISTRICT AND THE TOWN'S FUTURE PLANS.

UM, WE'VE GOT NUMEROUS, UH, WE'VE GOT THE, THE SHARED PARKING AGREEMENTS, UM, THAT HAVE BEEN WORKED OUT WITH U S C B.

THOSE HAVE BEEN PROVIDED.

UM, WE'VE ALSO GOT NUMEROUS, UM, SUPPORT LETTERS FROM THE LOCAL, UM, BUSINESSES AND RESORTS ON THE ISLAND.

AND THOSE ARE ALSO AVAILABLE.

UM, WE'VE ALSO GOT NUMEROUS SUPPORT FROM RESIDENTS AND LETTERS THAT HAVE BEEN WRITTEN IN SUPPORT OF THIS, UM, TEXT AMENDMENT.

SO THAT BEING SAID, UM, WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND LISTEN TO, UH, PUBLIC COMMENT.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

SO AT THIS POINT, UH, WE NEED TO TAKE IT TO A MOTION FIRST AND A SECOND.

CAN I SAY SOMETHING? YES, SIR, YOU MAY.

THAT'S COMING.

UM, FIRST ALL, THANK YOU ALL.

EVERYONE THAT SITS UP THERE, I BELIEVE I'VE HAD A CONVERSATION WITH YOU OVER THE LAST

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TWO AND A HALF YEARS.

THIS IS MY WIFE, ALICIA, BOB, AND MELISSA RISK.

DOUG BROWN.

WE ALL LIVE HERE.

DAVID AMES, YOU'VE BEEN HERE A LONG TIME.

YOU'RE A DEVELOPER.

I'VE GOT A PLAN IN PLACE AND I'M GONNA TRY TO ENACT THAT PLAN.

I'M NOT TRYING TO FLIP IT OR MAKE ANY MONEY.

I WANNA MAKE MONEY, BUT IT'S NOT APPROVE IT AND FLIP IT.

I WANT THAT CLEARLY UNDERSTOOD.

I'M HERE TO TRY TO DO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY TO MAKE THIS PROJECT WORK, BUT I DON'T KNOW.

BUT I CAN TELL YOU WE'RE GONNA DO OUR BEST EFFORTS FOR Y'ALL TO BE PROUD OF IT.

WE LIVE HERE, WE CARE ABOUT THIS PLACE.

THERE ARE CERTAIN PEOPLE THAT I'VE HAD MEETINGS WITH, THEY DIDN'T LEARN ABOUT IT JUST LAST WEEK.

THIS HAS BEEN IN PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR OVER TWO AND A HALF YEARS.

I'VE HAD MEETINGS AT THE CHAMBERS, I'VE HAD LOTS OF MEETINGS, AND I JUST HOPE YOU ALL UNDERSTAND ALL THE BENEFITS HERE.

AND THERE'S ONE CLEAR POINT I WANT YOU ALL UNDERSTAND.

IT'S NOT, IT'S AN INCREASE OF UNITS, BUT IT'S LESS PEOPLE.

AND THAT'S WHAT WE TAKE A PIECE OF PIZZA.

AND IF IT'S 12 SLICES, WE'RE GONNA MAKE THE PIZZA 18 SLICES, BUT IT STILL HAVE TO FIT IN THE BOX.

AND MARK ORLANDO CAN TELL YOU HE'S, HE'S BEEN HERE.

WE'VE TAUGHT, WE'VE HAD NUMEROUS, NUMEROUS MEETINGS ABOUT THE BOX.

ARE YOU ALL WORRIED ABOUT WHAT'S IN THE BOX? ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT WHAT'S OUTSIDE THE BOX? AND WHATEVER'S IN THE BOX HAS TO ADHERE TO THE RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE PER PUT ON US.

AND I APPRECIATE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU ALL TO CONSIDER THIS AND THE TIME AND EFFORT YOU ALL PUT INTO THIS.

BUT I GOTTA TELL YOU, I HAVE PUT THE TIME AND AN EFFORT TOO.

WE ALL HAVE.

AND THIS IS A GOOD THING FOR THE ISLAND, AND THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PROJECT.

I'M SORRY, I HAVE A PROCEDURAL QUESTION.

ARE WE REQUIRED TO HAVE A MOTION FOR ADOPTION ON FIRST READING BEFORE WE TAKE PUBLIC COMMENT AND COMMENT FROM COUNCIL MEMBERS? CURTIS, CAN YOU ADVISE ON THAT? FEEL MORE COMFORTABLE IF WE HAVE SOME DISCUSSION BEFORE WE MAKE A MOTION? WELL, UNTIL THERE'S BEEN A MOTION MADE, THERE'S NOTHING TO DISCUSS.

SO YES, YOU HAVE TO HAVE THE MOTION FIRST.

CAN I MOVE THAT WE DISCUSS IT ? WELL, I MEAN, UNTIL YOU HAVE SOMETHING BEFORE COUNSEL ON THE FLOOR TO DISCUSS, THERE'S, THERE'S NO BASIS TO THE DISCUSSION.

SO YES, THERE HAS TO BE A MOTION AND HAVE THE MATTER, WHATEVER THAT MIGHT BE ON THE TABLE TO OPEN COUNSEL DISCUSSION.

IS THERE ANY EXCEPTION TO THAT, GIVEN THE FACT THAT WE ASKED FOLKS TO WAIT PATIENTLY WHILE WE WENT INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, THEREBY GIVING UP THEIR THREE MINUTE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK.

UM, IS, IS THERE ANY ROOM FOR, UM, PATSY'S, UM, MOTION TO BE MOVED FORWARD GIVEN THAT, UM, POINT? OKAY, LET, LET ME ASK IT THIS WAY.

CAN I CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT BEFORE, UH, COUNSEL SPEAKS? YES.

SO AT THIS TIME WE'RE GONNA GO TO PUBLIC COMMENTS BEFORE COUNSEL HAS A CHANCE TO, UM, CONVERSE.

SO HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS? YES, SIR.

PARDON? OH, YEAH.

SO, SO ACTUALLY IF YOU'LL GO BACK TO THE LIST FIRST, TIM, THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

FORGOT ABOUT THAT.

GRACE SMITH.

THANK YOU KIMBERLY.

I APPRECIATE THE ABILITY TO GO FIRST, HAVE A SIX 30, UH, RESERVATION AT A LOCAL RESTAURANT.

SO, UH, ANYWAY, UM, GRACE SMITH, I, UH, FULL-TIME RESIDENT OF INDIGO RUN, MAYOR PERRY TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS, TOWN MANAGER ORLANDO.

UH, YOU HAVE ALREADY HEARD OF THE NUMEROUS POSITIVE ASPECTS OF THE PROPOSED MIXED USE PROJECT FOR THE C PINES CIRCLE LOCATION, WHICH NECESSITATES THE L M O TEXT CHANGE THAT YOU'LL BE CONSIDERING TODAY.

I DON'T WANT TO RETRACE GROUND THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN COVERED.

I WOULD LIKE TO HOWEVER, POINT OUT A VERY POSSIBLE AREA OF SYNERGY THAT CAME TO ME WHEN I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE PROS AND CONS OF THE PROJECT.

RECENTLY.

IT'S APPARENT THAT THE U S CCB HOSPITALITY PROGRAM IS, UH, PRESENTLY EXPERIENCING A LACK OF, UH, CAMPUS STUDENTS.

I HAVE HEARD THAT THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF STUDENTS ATTENDING IN PERSON IS ACTUALLY DOWN TO 24.

OF COURSE, THE EXISTENCE OF DORMITORIES, UH, SO THAT STUDENTS CAN AVOID A LONG COMMUTE, IS EXPECTED TO BOLSTER THAT NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO PHYSICALLY ATTEND THE SCHOOL.

AND THAT IS ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS BEING CITED AS TO WHY MR. DEPAS PROJECT SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO PROCEED.

I HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT ANOTHER WAY THAT U S C B ATTENDANCE CAN VERY LIKELY BE INCREASED AS A RESULT OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PROJECT.

AND HERE IT IS, RIGHT

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MANY EMPLOYEES IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY WILL BE HOUSED.

SOME OF THOSE MAY FIND A PASSION FOR THAT INDUSTRY AND LOOK TO ADVANCE THEIR CAREERS IN THE FIELD.

WELL NOW THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DO JUST THAT BY ATTENDING HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE FIELD THAT IS LITERALLY WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE OF WHERE THEY LIVE.

THE LOGISTICAL CONVENIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE THAT THE OPPORTUNITY IS LITERALLY RIGHT THERE FOR THEM MIGHT EVEN ENCOURAGE A HIGHER PERCENTAGE OF HOSPITALITY WORKERS TO PURSUE HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE FIELD THAN IF THEY HAD TO TRAVEL A LONGER DISTANCE TO AP, UH, TO ATTEND SCHOOL.

SO THE RESULT WOULD BE, OVER TIME, A MORE EDUCATED AND DEDICATED HOSPITALITY WORKFORCE FOR THE ISLAND.

RESTAURANTS HAVING HIGHER ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS WILL ENABLE HOSPITALITY WORKERS TO ADVANCE IN THEIR CAREER.

AND MOST LIKELY HIGHER QUALIFICATIONS WILL INCREASE THEIR LONG-TERM EARNING POWER.

SO THERE ARE TWO EXAMPLES OF SYNERGY RIGHT THERE.

HILTON HEAD RESTAURANTS BENEFIT FROM A HIGHER GRADE, MORE QUALIFIED WORKFORCE, AND THOSE WORKERS THROUGH PURSUING HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE FIELD INCREASE THEIR EARNING ABILITY.

AND THE THIRD AREA OF SYNERGY CIRCLES BACK TO THE ORIGINAL ISSUE I CITED ABOVE WITH A PROXIMAL POOL OF POTENTIAL PUPILS.

DID EVERYONE CATCH THAT STERLING EXAMPLE OF ALLITERATION? THE UNIVERSITY SHOULD BE ABLE TO EXPAND THEIR PHYSICAL ATTENDANCE OF CAREER MOTIVATED STUDENTS.

LOOKS TO ME TO BE A WIN FOR THE ISLAND RESTAURANT OWNERS.

A WIN FOR THE HOSPITALITY EMPLOYEES FOR WHOM IT BECOMES EASIER TO, TO PURSUE ADVANCED EDUCATION IN THEIR FIELD AND A WIN FOR U S C B BY PROVIDING THAT POOL OF MOTIVATED STUDENTS WHO LIVE RIGHT ACROSS THE PARKING LOT FROM, I WOULD ASK YOU ALL TO TAKE THIS, THE SYNERGY ALMOST DONE THE SYNERGY INTO CONSIDERATION AS YOU MAKE YOUR DECISION ON DOING WHAT IS NECESSARY TO BRING THIS PROJECT TO FRUITION.

D ANTHONY.

UM, HI.

MY NAME IS D ANTHONY.

I LIVE ON WALKING HORSE STREET.

I'M ALSO A LIFETIME ISLAND RESIDENT.

AS FEW OF YOU KNOW UP THERE THAT I'VE ACTUALLY EMAILED AND TALKED TO, I WAS NOT INITIALLY, INITIALLY CONVINCED ON THE NEW ISLANDER MIXED USE.

HOWEVER, I WAS IN FAVOR OF THE PROJECT ITSELF.

FOR ME, THE BIGGEST THREAT WAS THAT ISLANDER MIXED USE COULD BE USED IN OTHER AREAS OF THE ISLAND, ESPECIALLY IN THE VULNERABLE NORTH END COMMUNITIES.

UM, WHEN THERE IS A CHANGE, MY FIRST INSTINCT IS TO START ASKING QUESTIONS.

AFTER MANY MEET, AFTER MANY MEETINGS AND CONVERSATIONS, MY QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED.

THIS USE IS FOR C O CIRCLE AREA ONLY.

THE DENSITY WILL BE CONTROLLED BY FAR AND SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE UNITS.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, ISLANDER MIXED USE FOR SEPON CIRCLE AREA DOES NOT THREATEN SINGLE FAMILY HOME NEIGHBORHOODS.

UM, WE, THE PUBLIC HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR REPURPOSING BUILDINGS INSTEAD OF BUILDING ON BEAUTIFUL RAW LAND.

THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO REPURPOSE DILAPIDATED BUILDINGS FOR HOUSING.

A LARGE PORTION OF OUR APARTMENTS OR TOWN HOMES, WORKFORCE OR TYPICAL LONG-TERM RENTALS, HAVE FALLEN INTO THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL REAL ESTATE.

THIS NEW USE DOES NOT ALLOW FOR SHORT TERM RENTALS.

IF ANYONE IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE TRAFFIC, WE WOULD JUST PROPOSE THE CORRIDOR PROJECT PLAN, WHICH IS DESIGNED TO BETTER CONTROL THE C FUND, UH, CIRCLE AREA.

I ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT PROPOSAL.

THIS MAY BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE FORWARD HA WITH THE HOUSING IN A POSITIVE WAY.

THANK YOU GREGORY THOMPSON.

I'M GREGORY THOMPSON.

I'M A ISLAND RESIDENT.

I LIVE AT 12 WORCESTER CUTCHER ROAD.

TONIGHT I'M REPRESENTING THE ASSOCIATION OF SEA PINES PLANTATION PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE ADVISORY BOARD.

IT DOES BUSINESS AS THE SEA PINES PROPERTY ASSOCIATION PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION.

WHILE WE ARE AWARE OF THE SHORTAGE OF WORKFORCE HOUSING UNIT AVAILABILITY AND FULLY SUPPORT ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE TOWN AND DEVELOPERS TO MITIGATE THE SITUATION, THE PROPOSED SOLUTION AND AMENDMENT FALL SHORT OF A SATISFACTORY SOLUTION.

OUR CONCERNS ARE PRIMARILY THAT THE DWELLING UNIT DENSITY AND PROBABLE INCREASED CONGESTION.

UH, OUR CONCERNS ARE THE PRIMARY DWELLING UNIT DENSITY AND THE PROBABLE INCREASED CONGESTION IN AN ALREADY CROWDED AREA.

IT'S NOT CLEAR HOW MANY

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DWELLING UNITS WILL BE INCLUDED IN THE PROJECT, BUT IT APPEARS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FROM THE EXISTING LIMIT OF 12 UNITS PER ACRE.

WE ARE HERE TO REQUEST THAT THE COUNCIL REJECT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE LAND MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE TO CREATE A, EXCUSE ME, A NEW USE CALLED ISLANDER MIXED USE WITH WITHIN THE C PINES CIRCLE DISTRICT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE TIME.

AND THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK DAVID ELLIS.

WELL, GOOD MORNING.

I ALWAYS HATED TO ADDRESS MY JURIES AT THIS TIME OF THE DAY WHEN THEY WERE TIRED AND EXHAUSTED.

SO WE ALL HAVE SMILES ON THE FACE IN BRIGHT AND CHEERFUL.

I AM DAVID ELLIS.

I'M CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF THE DIRECTORS OF C PINES COMMUNITY SERVICE ASSOCIATION.

EVERY PROPERTY OWNER IN C PINES IS A MEMBER OF OUR ORGANIZATION.

BY LAW, I'VE BEEN AUTHORIZED TO SPEAK IN MY OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD AND THE STATE.

HOW OUR BOARD FEELS.

THIS PROPOSED AMENDMENT DID ONLY COME TO LIGHT TO ME LAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

I IMMEDIATELY WENT ON RECORD AND TRIED TO LOOK AT THE WEBSITE AND TRIED TO READ WHAT WAS JUST PRESENTED HERE.

AND I GATHERED IT.

NOW I'M A LAWYER.

I CAN READ SOME OF THIS STUFF, BUT OVER THE WEEKEND, HARD TO GET PEOPLE.

IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET THE INFORMATION AND TO UNDERSTAND.

WE ARRANGED A MEETING WITH DAVID DESPAIN, VERY NICE GUY.

HE'S IN BUSINESS.

HE WANTS TO MAKE MONEY.

I DON'T BLAME HIM.

AND YOU KNOW, WE DISCUSSED THE ISSUES BECAUSE I SEE A NUMBER OF DEFECTS FROM MY WORK AS CITY ATTORNEY FROM FOR 20 SOME ODD YEARS IN MY HOMETOWN THAT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE PROBLEMS WITH.

BUT THE MAIN THING IS WE HAVE TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE RESIDENTS, THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE.

AND WE'VE GOT THE ENTIRE C PINES COMMUNITY.

WE GOT EVERYBODY WHO COMES THROUGH THAT CIRCLE.

NOW WE TALK ABOUT WE'RE GONNA ONLY ADD A FEW SECONDS.

WELL, LET ME TELL YOU, WHEN I GO THROUGH THAT CIRCLE WITH MY WIFE, SHE SAYS, OH, IT'S GONNA TAKE 10 MINUTES.

I'VE LEARNED TO SET MY STOPWATCH.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, IT DOES TAKE ANY NUMBER OF TIMES, IT TAKES FOUR TO FIVE MINUTES ON WHATEVER END OF THAT CIRCLE YOU ARE WHEN THERE'S A LINE.

AND THE HIGHEST I GOT WAS FIVE MINUTES AND 36 SECONDS.

YOU ONLY ADD 2.9 SECONDS TO THAT.

YOU'RE GONNA CONTINUE ON EVERY PROJECT YOU APPROVE ON THAT BASIS, INCREMENTALLY KILL THE, THE GOOSES THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGG.

WE HAVE HIGH VISITORS.

OUR VISITOR RATE SO FAR THIS YEAR IS AN, HAS INCREASED OVER LAST YEAR.

SO WE ARE ADDING CARS COMING IN FOR THE SHORT TERM RENTAL PROGRAM AND VISITING.

NOW, WHEN I MET WITH WITH DAVID, I ASKED HIM WOULD HE AGREED TO A POSTPONEMENT OF THIS TILL WE LOOKED AT IT.

CUZ I CAN LOOK AT IT WITH SURMISE THAT, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY INTERESTS, I THINK THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE WHAT IT AFFECTS THIS PLAN AFFECTS BUSINESSES.

THIS PLAN IS FOR BUSINESSES.

THIS IS NOT A PLAN FOR THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE.

YOU USING AN A M I OF 130% AND CALL THAT LOW INCOME HOUSING.

MY GOODNESS, THAT'S ALMOST THE REGULAR RENT YOU WOULD GET FROM AN APARTMENT OR A CONDO IN RENTAL.

SO YOU CAN, AND THAT'S WHAT IT DOES AS A LAWYER.

DO I GET A LITTLE EXTRA TIME TO SPEAK SINCE ABSOLUTELY NOT .

PROJECT IS EAST OF GREENWOOD DRIVE.

WELL, ALL I'M GONNA SAY IS WE ARE ASKING THAT YOU EITHER POSTPONE IT OR YOU DENY IT.

THANK YOU, SIR.

AND THAT IS THE, THAT'S THE POSITION OF OUR COMMUNITY.

UM, I'M ARREST HIM C PINES.

UH, SINCE PROBABLY 1990.

UH, I KNOW SEVERAL OF Y'ALL ON THE BOARD, ON THE COUNCIL HERE, UH, OWN BUSINESSES IN SEA PINES.

UM, SINCE I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE PROJECT, I'VE INTERVIEWED SEVERAL OF MY MEMBERS, UH, DIFFERENT EMPLOYEES, STAFF, ET CETERA.

FOR THE MOST PART, EVERYBODY'S FOR THIS.

UH, A FEW HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE TRAFFIC, TRAFFIC IMPACT.

UM, AFTER I EVALUATED IT FOR A LITTLE BIT, I FEEL LIKE IT'S A LESS IMPACT THAN MANY, MANY OTHER USES THAT COULD BE ON THIS SITE.

ALSO, UH, YOU KNOW, SUPPORT THE IDEA OF WORKFORCE HOUSING AND HELPING U S C B MOST IMPORTANTLY TO ME IS THAT THE

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THAT'S MY CONCERN, IS THE TRAFFIC COMING OUT OF SEA PINES.

ALL OF THIS TRAFFIC CAN BE FUNNELED TO THE STOPLIGHT.

IT CAN CROSS, UH, POPE AVENUE.

IT CAN GO ON NEW ORLEANS ROAD.

NONE OF THESE, UH, UNITS NEED TO ACCESS GREENWOOD DRIVE.

THEY'RE WALKING DISTANCE, BIKING DISTANCE TO EVERYTHING.

UM, I DON'T FEEL LIKE IT'S AN IMPACT ON GREENWOOD DRIVE.

YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT, UM, A HUNDRED AND 150 CARS.

IF 150 CARS CAN PARK EAST OF THE GREENWOOD DRIVE AND ACCESS EVERYTHING THEY WANT TO GO TO WITHOUT GOING ON GREENWOOD DRIVE, THAT'S 150 CARS THAT DO NOT HAVE TO COME DOWN PALMETTO BAY ROAD, GET ON GREENWOOD DRIVE, I MEAN, GET ON THE CIRCLE.

AND AS THEY CROSS THE CIRCLE, WE HAVE TO BACK BACK UP INTO SEA MINES.

SO YES, THAT, THAT'S A, A DETERMINANT RIGHT THERE.

THESE CARS THAT DO NOT HAVE TO COME DOWN PALMETTO BAY ROAD, NOR DO THEY HAVE TO COME DOWN, UH, DO THAT, THAT DIRECTION.

AND ON THE CIRCLE, I FEEL LIKE IT'S A, IT'S A PLUS.

CAUSE HE'S TAKING CARS OFF OF PALMETTO BAY ROAD THAT WILL BE ON THE CIRCLE THAT WILL BACK US UP TRYING TO GET OUTTA SEA MINES.

I THINK I'D RATHER HAVE THE CARS EAST OF GREENWOOD DRIVE SO THEY CAN GO IN AND OUT.

I LIKE THE IDEA, I SUPPORT IT.

I THINK DAVID'S DONE A GOOD, A VERY GOOD JOB.

I THINK THE PLANNING STAFF HAS DONE A VERY GOOD JOB HELPING HIM.

SO I'M IN FAVOR OF IT.

UH, THE PEOPLE I'VE SUPPORTED AT, I'VE MENTIONED TO AT THE MY TENNIS CLUB, UH, THE MAJORITY OF THOSE ARE IN SUPPORT OF IT.

ONCE I MENTIONED TO THEM IN MY IDEA, IT'LL, IT'LL CUT THE TRAFFIC DOWN AS OPPOSED TO ALL THOSE CARS COMING DOWN.

I'M THE BEACH PATROL DIRECTOR FOR SHORE BEACH SERVICE.

UH, WE EMPLOYED APPROXIMATELY A HUNDRED PEOPLE EACH YEAR TO OPERATE OUR BEACH PATROL.

UH, BUT MOST OF OUR STAFF IS NOT FROM HILTON HEAD, SO WE NEED TO FIND HOUSING FOR ABOUT 60 TO 70 LIFEGUARDS EVERY YEAR.

AND JUST TO BE CLEAR ON THAT, UH, WE HAVE TO HAVE OUR STAFF HIRED FROM OUTSIDE HILTON HEAD BLUFFTON IN ORDER TO FIND QUALIFIED PEOPLE, UH, TO ACCOMMODATE OUR HOUSING NEEDS.

CURRENTLY, WE OWN THREE UNITS AT HILTON HEAD RESORT AND TYPICALLY GO AND RENT ANOTHER 10, UH, TO 12 UNITS.

UM, AS MORE AND MORE CONDOS OVER THE YEARS HAVE TRANSITIONED TO SHORT TERM, UH, SHORT TERM RENTALS, UH, WE'VE ESSENTIALLY SEEN THOSE UNITS BECOME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO FIND.

AND WHAT WE DO FIND IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE, ALMOST TO THE POINT WHERE WE ALMOST DON'T EVEN ASK THE COST ANYMORE.

IF WE FIND IT, WE HAVE TO TAKE IT.

UM, WE'VE CONSIDERED PURCHASING ADDITIONAL CONDOS.

BUILDING A STANDALONE COMPLEX, THAT DOESN'T MAKE A LOT OF SENSE FOR US BECAUSE WE HAVE ESSENTIALLY A FOUR MONTH NEED.

UH, THIS OFFICE WAY PROJECT WOULD BE PERFECT FOR US, UH, FOR SEVERAL REASONS.

FIRST OF ALL, UM, WE'VE AGREED IN PRINCIPLE TO WORK WITH U S C B TO RENT THE, UH, DORM UNITS FOR THE SUMMER.

SO IT WOULD FIT THE TIMEFRAME THAT WE NEED THEM PERFECTLY.

UH, ADDITIONALLY THE LOCATION IS PERFECT FOR US, UH, BECAUSE MANY OF OUR LIFEGUARDS DON'T HAVE CARS.

SO IT'S AN EASY, UH, EASY PLACE TO, UH, GET TO WORK ALSO TO GET TO OUR OFFICE, WHICH IS RELATIVELY CLOSE.

AND ALSO IT'S, UH, NEARBY RESTAURANTS, ALL THOSE SORTS OF THINGS THAT THEY NEED TO GET TO.

AND, AND LIKE I SAID, THEY NEED WALKING DISTANCE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE CARS.

UH, I'D ALSO IMAGINE SEVERAL OF OUR YEAR-ROUND EMPLOYEES WOULD BE INTERESTED IN THE, UH, ADDITIONAL HOUSING.

BUT OVERALL, I THINK THIS, UH, THIS PROJECT, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, WOULD SATISFY A NEED FOR A LOT OF WORKFORCE HOUSING THAT'S DESPERATELY NEEDED TO, TO STAFF, FIRST OF ALL US, BUT THEN OBVIOUSLY SEVERAL OTHER BUSINESSES ON THE ISLAND.

DANIEL ANTHONY AFTERNOON.

MY NAME'S DANIEL ANTHONY.

I'VE BEEN A, A, A RESIDENT ON THIS ISLAND FOR 39 YEARS.

UM, AND I MUST ADMIT, WHEN I FIRST HEARD THIS PROJECT, I WAS VERY SKEPTICAL.

I HAD SOME CONCERNS OVER HEIGHT, DENSITY, PARKING, PRESENT, AND FUTURE USE.

AND COULD THIS USE BEES BE ESTABLISHED IN OTHER AREAS OF THE ISLAND? SINCE THEN, I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROJECT, TALKED TO TOWN STAFF, LISTENED TO YOUR CONCERNS AND THE CONCERNS OF ISLAND RESIDENTS.

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IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THESE CONCERNS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED WITH THE DEVELOPER, AND HE HAS AGREED TO ALTER HIS PLAN TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE CONCERNS.

SO I STAND CORRECTED.

I DO BELIEVE THIS IS A GOOD FIRST STEP IN ADDRESSING THE HOUSING ISSUES WE FACE ON THIS ISLAND.

THIS PROJECT ALSO ADDRESSES THE ENORMOUS EYESORE THAT THIS AREA HAS HAD FOR MANY YEARS.

I ALSO BELIEVE THIS PROJECT WILL BE AN ENHANCEMENT TO THE FUTURE BRIDGE TO BEACH DISTRICT.

THIS HAS BEEN A LOT, THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF TALK LATELY ABOUT REDEVELOPMENT, NOT OVERDEVELOPMENT.

DOESN'T THIS PROJECT EXPRESS EXACTLY THAT PHILOSOPHY? THIS PROJECT PROVIDES NOT ONLY HOUSING FOR THE WORKFORCE, HOUSING FOR THE U S C B STUDENTS, BUT IT ALSO PROVIDES A MEANS FOR BY WHICH THE RESIDENTS CAN WALK OR BICYCLE TO DIFFERENT NEARBY AREAS, THEREBY REDUCING TRAFFIC NOT ONLY FROM THE NORMAL COMMUTE ACROSS THE BRIDGES, BUT ALSO REDUCING THE TRAFFIC AROUND SEA PINE CIRCLE IN THE SOUTH END OF THE ISLAND BY RIGHT.

THE DEVELOPER DOESN'T HAVE TO DO ANY OF THIS.

HE COULD GO INTO COMPLETELY DIFFERENT DIRECTION.

NOT TO MENTION THAT THIS PER THIS PROJECT IS BEING FUNDED ENTIRELY BY THE DEVELOPER.

PRIVATE DOLLARS, NO TAX DOLLARS ARE UN ARE TO BE USED, DEVELOP FOR, TAKES ALL THE RISK.

IF THIS PROJECT FAILS, HE TAKES THE HIT TO THE TUNE OF MANY MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AS I UNDERSTAND IT.

INSTEAD OF IN, IN VIGILS CREATING WAYS TO DELAY OR EVEN CANCEL THIS PROJECT.

WE HONESTLY SHOULD BE THANKING HIM FOR TAKING A RISK.

THIS IS A GOOD PROJECT WITH A CONSCIENTIOUS DEVELOPER, A DEVELOPER WHO LIVES HERE AND CALLS HILTON HEAD HIS HOME.

WE SHOULD ALL SUPPORT HIM AT THIS PROJECT.

AND LASTLY PETER CHRISTIAN.

ANGIE HUTCHINS.

PETER CHRISTIAN, YOU SPOKE EARLIER, BUT HE WANTED TO SPEAK AGAIN.

DO WE NEED TO WAIT? NO, NO.

THAT'S IT.

ANYBODY CAN SPEAK? NO, ANYBODY CAN SPEAK NOW.

MR. DAVIS.

SENATOR DAVIS.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

LET ME, LET ME FIRST START OUT BY SAYING, SAYING THIS IS EXACTLY HOW THE PROCESS IS SUPPOSED TO WORK.

I THINK I'VE SPOKEN WITH EVERY COUNCIL MEMBER OVER THE LAST MONTH.

EVERYBODY'S ENGAGED, STAFF IS ENGAGED, STAKEHOLDERS ARE ENGAGED.

UM, THIS IS A MODEL FOR HOW THIS IS SUPPOSED TO WORK.

UM, I'M SYMPATHETIC TO WHAT MY, MY CONSTITUENTS IN C PINES SAY THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT DENSITIES, THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT IMPACT ON THE TRAFFIC CIRCLE.

UM, AND IF THIS WERE A SECOND READING AND FINAL APPROVAL, I WOULD AGREE THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE IT AND FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION IN THAT REGARD.

BUT I DO THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY HERE SINCE THERE IS A PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING NEXT WEEK, TO FURTHER EXPLORE WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S GOING TO BE LESS DENSITIES AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THIS TEXT AMENDMENT.

BECAUSE WHAT I HEARD STAFF SAY, AND I, AND I I THINK IT'S RIGHT, IS THAT THE TEXT AMENDMENT WILL RESULT IN 292 BEDS AS OPPOSED TO THE 440 BEDS BY RIGHT, THAT HE CAN CURRENTLY DEVELOP ON THAT SITE.

SO IF THE CONCERN IS AN INCREASE IN TRAFFIC ON THE CIRCLE AND AN IMPACT TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF SEA PINES RESIDENTS, YOU NOT ONLY HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT THE INCREASE IN TRAFFIC IS GONNA BE AS A RESULT OF THIS TEXT AMENDMENT DEVELOPMENT, BUT WHAT WOULD THE TRAFFIC INCREASE BE AS A RESULT OF THE DEVELOPMENT BY, RIGHT? AND IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE, THE BY RIGHT DENSITIES WOULD INCREASE THE NUMBER OF TRAFFIC, UH, UH, TRAFFIC IN THAT CIRCLE.

BUT ANYWAY, THERE'D BE AN OPPORTUNITY AT THAT COMMITTEE MEETING NEXT WEEK TO FURTHER EXPLORE THAT.

UM, AND THEN YOU GUYS WOULD HAVE BACK BEFORE YOU, BEFORE YOU GAVE IT FINAL SECOND, READING THAT INFORMATION AND THAT DATA.

AND IF THERE WERE STILL QUESTIONS AT THAT TIME, I WOULD THEN SUPPORT AND, AND AGREE WITH Y'ALL THAT YOU NEED TO CONTINUE IT TO MAKE SURE THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY IS ENGAGED.

BUT I DO THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY HERE TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE THE PROCESS FORWARD, STILL MAINTAINING THE RIGHT OF THE PUBLIC TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS, TO GET THEIR QUESTIONS ANSWERED ABOUT THIS SO YOU CAN GET BOTH OBJECTIVES ACHIEVED.

IN MY OPINION, I'M AGNOSTIC AT THE END OF THE DAY ABOUT WHAT YOU ALL DO.

THIS IS A LOCAL DECISION.

BUT I'M LOOKING IN TERMS OF PROCESS AND TRYING TO WEIGH ON THE ONE SIDE, SOMEBODY WHO HAS BEEN TRYING FOR A COUPLE YEARS TO HAVE A HEARING ON THE MERITS.

AND ON THE OTHER HAND, THE COMMUNITY HAVING THE RIGHT TO HEAR AND GET MORE INFORMATION TO FIGURE OUT HOW THEY STAND ON THIS ISSUE.

I'M SYMPATHETIC TO WHAT MR. ADVOCATE HAS SAID AND WHAT MR. BIRDWELL SAID AND WHAT THE TWO GENTLEMEN REPRESENTING C PINE'S RESIDENCE HAS SAID.

I THINK THEY NEED ANSWERS TO FEEL COMFORTABLE ABOUT THAT.

I THINK THAT'S FAIR.

AND I THINK IF THERE WEREN'T A MEETING SCHEDULED FOR NEXT WEEK, I WOULD AGREE WE NEED TO CONTINUE THIS MATTER.

BUT SINCE THERE IS THAT OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMUNITY INPUT AND HAVE QUESTIONS ANSWERED, I DO THINK THERE'S A WAY TO ACCOMMODATE BOTH THE DESIRE OF THE DEVELOPER TO MOVE THE NEXT STEP FORWARD, AND ALSO THE DESIRE IN THE COMMUNITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT BEFORE YOU GUYS MAKE A FINAL

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DECISION.

SO THOSE ARE MY THOUGHTS ON PROCESS.

AND AGAIN, I'LL CLOSE BY COMMENDING ALL OF YOU GUYS FOR DOING THE EXACT BREAD THING.

THIS IS THE WAY THAT ALL LOCAL OFFICIALS SHOULD BEHAVE.

THANK YOU ALL.

THANK YOU SENATOR DAVISON.

THANKS FOR ALL YOU DO.

YES, MA'AM.

GOOD EVENING.

LYNN PICO BULLARD.

I LIVE IN HILTON HEAD PLANTATION AND I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 1998.

I FIND IT INTERESTING, UH, LISTENING TO THESE PEOPLE FROM SEA PINES.

AND I GUESS YOU COULD SAY IT'S A CRITICISM, BUT, UM, THEIR VERBIAGE IS THE SAME THING, WENDELL FOR THE U S C B COLLEGE.

SO THEY, TO ME, THEY'RE SAYING THE SAME THING OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

NOW, I KNOW THAT THERE'S MORE THAN ONE ENTRANCE IN AN EXIT IN INTO SEA PINES.

I ALSO KNOW OFF OF 2 78, YOU CAN MAKE A LEFT ON NEW ORLEANS ROAD AND COME AROUND TO THAT OFFICE PARK DEVELOPMENT.

SO THERE ARE SOME SOLUTIONS HERE.

WE SAW THESE FOUR WONDERFUL STUDENTS.

SO WHY AREN'T WE SUPPORTING OUR WONDERFUL STUDENTS THAT WOULD BE GOING TO U S C B? I MEAN, THERE ARE FUTURE AS FAR AS WORKFORCE HOUSING.

ANYBODY WHO'S TRIED TO GET INTO A RESTAURANT DURING THESE TOUGH TIMES OF, UH, THE BIG TOURIST SEASON, WE, YOU KNOW, IT'S TIME TO SUPPORT AN ENTREPRENEURIAL VENTURE.

AND LET'S LOOK FORWARD NOT BACKWARDS.

THANK YOU MR. WOLF.

THANK YOU ALAN WOLF.

BE VERY BRIEF.

UH, 130% AMI SOUNDS LIKE A BIG NUMBER, BUT I WANTED TO OFFER JUST A LITTLE CONTEXT USING MISSY'S CHART WITH THE, UH, CURRENT AMISS A THREE BEDROOM UNIT WITH THREE WAGE EARNERS, ONE PER BEDROOM LIVING IN THAT UNIT.

IF THEY EARNED $45,000 PER PERSON ON AVERAGE, THEY WOULD EXCEED 130% AAMI.

SO 43,500 WOULD BE THE MAX THAT THEY'D BE ABLE TO EARN.

SO I THINK THAT'S VERY ATTAINABLE ACTUALLY.

AND IF YOU TAKE IT DOWN TO A TWO BEDROOM UNIT, THE SAME MATH, YOU CAN HAVE TWO WAGE EARNERS IN A TWO BEDROOM.

IF THEY EARN MORE THAN 58,000, THEY WOULD NOT QUALIFY AT 138 OR 130%.

SO WHEN YOU, YOU HAVE TO FACTOR IN ALL THE BODIES AND ALL THE INCOMES INVOLVED, IT ONE 30 IS NOT AS CRAZY AS IT SOUNDS WHEN YOU PUT THAT MATH TO IT.

YES MA'AM.

MY NAME'S SHERRY.

MIKE, I'M IN TO GO RUN.

MR. MAYOR, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK AGAIN.

AND I WANNA THANK YOU FOR THAT EXTREMELY LONG RECESS BREAK.

IT GAVE ME TIME TO TALK TO A LOT OF THE PEOPLE IN HERE.

AND SOMETHING THAT PEOP THAT SOME OF THE PEOPLE FROM C PINE ARE SAYING IS THAT THEY JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT IT ON FRIDAY.

WELL, I'M SORRY, THIS HAS BEEN ON YOUR WEBSITE FOR A YEAR.

I MEAN, IT'S BEEN OUT THERE.

IT'S NOT INFORMATION THAT ANYBODY HID AT HI.

IT HAS BEEN THERE.

AND I MUST WANNA SAY SHAME ON THEM FOR NOT KEEPING UP WITH WHAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR TOWN GOVERNMENT, ESPECIALLY IF THEY ARE THE LEADERS IN THEIR COMMUNITY, THEY SHOULD KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING.

AND THE SECOND THING IS, LIKE WITH WHAT LYNN SAID, THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT TRAFFIC.

WHEN THE UNIVERSITY WAS BEING BUILT AT, AT THAT TIME, I LIVED ON THE SOUTH FLOOR SPEECH AREA AND I WAS REALLY AGAINST THIS UNIVERSITY BEING BUILT ONLY BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC.

WELL, GUESS WHAT? TRAFFIC DID NOT HAPPEN.

WE DID NOT GET AN INCREASE IN TRAFFIC.

I DIDN'T SEE ANY INCREASE IN TRAFFIC.

I MOVED IN TO GO RUN.

I LOVE IT THERE.

AND WHEN THEY STARTED TO BUILD AQUA AQUA TERRA, I FOUND OUT ABOUT THAT LATE.

THAT'S WHEN I STARTED TO CHECK YOUR WEBSITE.

AND I WAS AFRAID OF, AGAIN, TRAFFIC CUZ WHEN I COME OUT THE MAIN GATE AND I DRIVE PAST IT, AND UNLIKE MY, AND GUESS WHAT? THERE REALLY ISN'T ALL THAT MUCH TRAFFIC.

SO I REALLY DON'T THINK IT'S GONNA HAVE A GREAT, GREAT IMPACT ON THE TRAFFIC.

AND THE ONE, AND MOST OF THE RESIDENTS THAT HAVE BEEN HERE, AND I'M SURE YOU'RE GETTING THE LETTERS FROM, ARE IN FAVOR.

SO YOUR CITIZENS ARE IN FAVOR OF THIS PROJECT.

AND I DO HAVE TO SAY THIS DEVELOPER IS NOT DOING SOMETHING THAT I READ IN THE PAPER A DEVELOPER DID.

HE DIDN'T COUNT DOWN THE TREE WHERE THE OSPREY NEST WIZ WAS AND GOT RID OF OZZY AND HARRIET WHO HAVE BEEN LIVING HERE

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FOR A LONG TIME.

SO THIS DEVELOPER IS NOT DESTROYING OUR ECOLOGY.

GOOD EVENING MAYOR.

AND MR. ORLANDO AND THE TOWN COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS GEORGE PALETA AND I LIVE IN SEA PINES.

I WOULD LIKE FIRST TO ADDRESS THE FACT THAT SEA PINES RESIDENCE ARE NOT UNITED AGAINST THIS.

THAT IS A FALLACY.

OKAY, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE HEARD MR UH, SORRY, FORGOT YOUR NAME.

UH, SAY THAT.

BUT HE, IT'S NOT A FACT.

SO IN DEFENSE OF MY CINE RESIDENCE, I AM TELLING YOU THAT WE ARE AWARE AND VERY AWARE.

NOW, SECOND OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO SAY THAT WE'VE BEEN CHASING THIS GHOST FOR ABOUT FIVE, SIX YEARS NOW THROUGH DIFFERENT ADMINISTRATIONS.

IT IS TIME NOW THAT WE HAVE COME TOGETHER AND WE KEEP PICKING AT SOMETHING TO TRY TO STOP IT.

WELL, DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR CIRCLE TO CIRCLE? DO YOU REMEMBER THE COSTS ON THAT? WHAT DID THAT DO FOR US ON TRAFFIC? SO LET'S GET THIS FACTS DOWN HERE AND GET THEM STRAIGHT AND WE CAN ALL NITPICK AT SOMETHING.

AND LOOK AT THE DETRIMENTAL PART.

LET'S BE POSITIVE.

WE NEED HELP ON THIS ISLAND.

I HAVE BEEN FOSTERING THIS FOR YEARS NOW AND I AM TIRED OF HEARING THE SAME COMPLAINTS.

WE CAN'T DO THAT.

WE CAN'T DO THIS, WE CAN'T MOVE THAT.

LET'S GET SOMETHING DONE.

WE HAVE OF OPPORTUNITY HERE.

AND YOU PEOPLE ALL SEEM VERY ENGAGED.

THANK THE LORD IN DOING SOMETHING FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR TOWN.

AND I THINK IF YOU LET THIS DISAPPEAR OR BE HALTED BY SOME OF THESE INNUENDOS THAT ARE BEING SPREAD AROUND WHEN WE HAVE SOMEONE USING HIS MONEY, NOT YOURS, NOT MINE, BUT HIS MONEY TO PROVIDE HOUSING AND TO PROVIDE A DEVELOPMENT HERE THAT'LL ENHANCE A BLIGHTED AREA WHICH WE HAVE MANY OF ON THE ISLAND, UNFORTUNATELY.

AND LOOKING AT THE FUTURE, I HOPE OTHER PEOPLE WILL TAKE THIS PRIVATE PUBLIC SITUATION AND MOVE FORWARD WITH IT, BE ABLE TO DEVELOP WITH UNDER OUR GUIDELINES AND UNDER YOUR ADVICE AND THE PLANNING BOARD.

AND I THINK THE PLANNING BOARD OUGHT TO BE LOOKING FORWARD WITH A LITTLE DISCRETION IN CERTAIN AREAS.

I DON'T THINK WE SHOULD JUST BE TIGHTLIPPED AND RIGHT DOWN TO THE END, WE NEED TO HAVE THIS HOUSING PROJECT BUILT.

WE NEED TO SHOW THE PUBLIC AND I LIVE ON CLUB COURSE.

YOU WANT TO GET IN AND OUTTA CLUB COURSE.

OKAY, SO THAT'S THE STORY WITH TRAFFIC AND IT HAS NO BEARING ON THIS PROJECT.

ZERO.

THAT'S A WHOLE NOTHER DUCK TO BE COOKED.

THANK YOU MR. FOR THE RECORD.

UH, RAY DEAL CONTROLLER AT THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND IN BLUFFTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

I'D LIKE TO READ A LETTER THAT WE WROTE, UH, TO MR. ALLEN PERRY, UM, ON JUNE 15TH, 2023.

DEAR MAYOR PERRY, ON BEHALF OF OUR APPROXIMATELY 1400 BUSINESS MEMBERS, THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND BLUFFTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, IT'S BOARD OF DIRECTORS, THANK YOU AND THE MEMBERS OF TOWN COUNCIL FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION TO WHAT IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE ISLAND'S MOST PRESSING ISSUES.

OUR RECENT RESIDENT SENTIMENT AND ME MEMBERSHIP SURVEYS BOTH FOUND THE LACK OF QUALIFIED WORKFORCE AND SHORTAGE OF ISLANDER HOUSING TO BE THE MOST CHALLENGING ISSUES FACING OUR COMMUNITY.

ISLANDER HOUSING IS AMONG THE LARGEST OBSTACLES FOR GROWTH IN OUR DYNAMIC TOURISM ECONOMY.

SIMPLY PUT AND IMPEDES OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY'S ABILITY TO RECRUIT AND HIRE WORKERS.

NOT ONLY IS THERE LIMITED HOUSING AVAILABLE, BUT WHAT IS AVAILABLE IS OFTEN AN APPRO ABOVE AN APPROPRIATE PRICE POINT FOR ENTRY AND MID-LEVEL LEVEL MANAGERS.

THIS PROBLEM MOST NOTABLY AFFECTS THOSE BUSINESSES DIRECTLY SERVE OUR FULL AND PART-TIME RESIDENTS AND NEARLY 3 MILLION VISITORS EACH YEAR IN THE RESTAURANT, RETAIL AND RESORT SECTORS.

HOWEVER, THIS IS ALSO A CRITICAL NEED AS WE HIRE TEACHERS, HEALTHCARE WORKERS, CAREGIVERS, FIREFIGHTER FIGHTERS, AND NONPROFIT EMPLOYEES.

THERE'S CURRENTLY LITTLE TO NO AVAILABILITY OF CONDOS, APARTMENTS, OR HOMES PRICED TO LIVE ON THE ISLAND.

WE OFTEN HEAR SOMEONE FEELS LUCKY IF THEY FIND HOUSING THE ALTERNATIVE OF A LONG COMMUTE FROM A RURAL OR OFF ISLAND AREA IS A DETERRENT.

WE COMMEND THE SURGE GROUP, THE LARGEST EMPLOYER ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND, THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, BUFORT AND DAVID DEPAS, UH, COMPANY FOR DIRECTLY ADDRESSING AND OFFERING SOLUTIONS TO THESE CHALLENGES.

UH, THE THREE PARTNERED TO TURN OLDER, UNUSED PROPERTIES ON THE SOUTH END OF THE ISLAND INTO 132.

UH, THAT NUMBER MIGHT NOT BE FOUR, RIGHT? UM, BUT 132 WORKFORCE HOUSES, SIX DORM ROOMS, 64 BEDS FOR U S C B

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HOSPITALITY UNITS.

IN TURN, THE U S C B WOULD SET ASIDE 75 PARKING SPACES TO BE USED BY THIS RESIDENCE, UH, OF THE NEW HOUSING UNITS.

THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FEELS THAT THIS IS A WIN-WIN SITUATION FOR ALL.

WE URGE YOUR SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS, TO THIS IMPORTANT PRESSING ISSUE.

UM, AS YOU KNOW, I'VE SPOKEN TO MOST OF THE COUNCIL MEMBERS HERE AND THEN YOU ALL KNOW THAT I HAVE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH.

I READ YOUR, UH, THE COUNCIL, UH, THE COUNCILS, THE ELMO.

OH, I READ THE MEMOS FROM THE, UM, STAFF AND OBVIOUSLY, UM, I WENT INTO ALL THE DETAIL ABOUT THIS PROJECT.

SEEMS LIKE WE'RE ALL, YOU KNOW, BUCKED DOWN BY THREE ASPECTS.

THE FIRST IS DENSITY.

AGAIN, THE DENSITY BY DEFINITION MAY EXCEED THE DENSITY OF 12 UNITS PER ACRE.

HOWEVER, AGAIN, IT'S PEOPLE WHO USE THE TRA UH, THE, THE ROADWAYS, THE PEOPLE WHO USE THE WATER, AND IT'S THE PEOPLE WHO USE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES.

SO THEREFORE, YOU SHOULD BE COMPARING PERMITTED BY RIGHT, WHICH IS FOUR 40 VERSUS THE NEW TAX ME AMENDMENT OF 2 92.

THAT ITSELF SHOULD REDUCE THE USE OF ROADWAYS.

AND SECOND, THE CONCERN IS ABOUT WORKFORCE HOUSING AND THE WORKFORCE, UH, HOUSING FRAMEWORK BY THE TOWN COUNCIL.

AGAIN, THIS SHOULD NOT BE FITTED INTO THE, THE VISION OF WORKFORCE BECAUSE YOU ARE REALLY LOOKING AT WHAT IS PERMITTED BY RIGHT? VERSUS WHAT IS THE NEW TAX AMENDMENT ALL TO BE.

THESE ARE THE TWO COMPARISONS YOU SHOULD BE MAKING.

THE DEVELOPER HAS KINDLY OFFER TO MAKE SOME CONCESSIONS ON THE WORKFORCE HOUSING COMPONENT.

SO IT IS KIND OF DIFFICULT FOR THE PUBLIC TO NOT SEE THAT HE GIVES THE INCH.

YOU WANNA TAKE A FOOT.

UM, LASTLY ON TRAFFIC.

TRAFFIC WILL NOT BE SOLVED BY THIS DEVELOPER ALONE.

THE BIG ELEPHANT IN THIS ROOM IS THE 20 MILLION CARS COMING EVERY YEAR, 67,000 PER DAY.

THAT MEANS WE NEED TO CONSIDER ABOUT TOURISM AS WELL AS SHORT TERM RENTALS IMPACT ON THE TRAFFIC, ON THE USER INTENSITY.

SO THAT WILL BE MY OBSERVATION ON THE THREE ISSUES AND I HOPE YOU ALL WOULD BE CONSIDERING THAT.

A LITTLE SLOW.

CAUSE MY FACE METAL ROAD SATURDAY.

HOW'S THE ROAD LOOK, FRANK BABEL, I'M FROM SEA PINES AND ALL DUE RESPECT FOR THE SEA PINES BOARD.

I'M A MEMBER OF GEORGE'S TEAM GEORGE.

YOU KNOW, WE ALL LIVE BEHIND THESE GATES.

WE ALL LIKE OUR PIZZAS COOKED THERE BY SURGE AND THE OTHER FOLKS THERE.

WE ALL NEED OUR LANDSCAPING DONE.

WE ALL NEED PEOPLE ON OUR ROOFS.

WE NOW NEED ALL THESE SERVICES AND WE HAVE ALL THESE PEOPLE COME IN ALL THE TIME AND THEY NEED HELP.

WHERE ARE WE GONNA GET THE HELP? AND MOST OF 'EM ARE COMING FROM OFF OFF THE ISLAND.

WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS.

AND WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL OF US TO STEP UP TO THE TASK.

WE CAN'T ALL PUT 'EM, REMEMBER, REMEMBER THOSE FLAG POLES? NOT THE FLAG POLES, BUT THOSE TELEPHONE POLES IN HILTON HEAD PLANTATION.

PEOPLE DIDN'T WANT THEIR PINE TREES UP.

I DON'T WANT OUR MY BACKYARD.

WE DON'T WANT OUR FRONT YARD.

WE ALL HAVE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT HAS TO BE DONE AND GET THESE PLACE, GET PLACES OUT THERE WHERE PEOPLE CAN LIVE THAT DO THE WORK THAT WE NEED TO LIVE COMFORTABLY IN THIS, IN THIS ISLAND.

THAT'S MY OPINION.

THAT'S WHY I'M GEORGIA'S TEAM.

I ALSO WILL BELIEVE IN TECHNOLOGY IN THE FUTURE.

DAVID AND I ALMOST WROTE AN ARTICLE ABOUT AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES.

SOMEDAY WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE CARS.

SOMEDAY.

WE MAY EVEN HAVE PATHWAYS AROUND THE SEA, PINE CIRCLE, .

YOU KNOW, I MEAN, I, I DON'T KNOW IF I'M GONNA LIVE THAT LONG.

STEVE AND I, THAT'S OUR DREAM TO HAVE PATHWAYS AROUND THE SEA PINE PER SO PEOPLE CAN GO, YOU KNOW, OUT OF THERE COMFORTABLY WITHOUT HAVING TO CROSS GREEN WITH DRIVE, BE STUCK IN BETWEEN CARS.

TECHNOLOGY IS GONNA BE THERE SOMEDAY.

WE'RE JUST GONNA SIMPLY CALL A THING.

A VEHICLE'S GONNA SHOW UP.

NO ONE'S GONNA BE IN IT.

WE'RE GONNA GO IN IT, WE'RE GONNA GET A PIZZA, WE'RE GONNA COME BACK, IT'LL CALL IT AND TAKE US BACK.

THIS IS THE FUTURE.

WE ARE A CONCENTRIC SOCIETY.

WE'RE LOOKING AT THE PAST.

WE'RE LOOKING AT WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW, MAKING OUR DECISIONS ON THIS.

AND WE NEED TO THINK AHEAD OF WHERE IT'S GONNA BE.

SO I SUPPORT THIS AND I HOPE YOU DO TOO.

STAY SAFE, MR. WEND.

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GOOD EVENING.

JAY WENDELL, GENERAL MANAGER OF BEACH HOUSE RESORT AND ALSO RESIDENT OF, UH, 18 INNER COURT HILTON HEAD PLANTATION.

SO, UH, THANK YOU, UH, FOR HAVING ME, MAYOR, COUNCIL, TOWN MANAGER.

UM, YOU KNOW, I, I'VE, I HEARD A LOT TODAY AND, AND OBVIOUSLY THERE'S, YOU'VE GOT SOME MIXED EMOTION HERE.

AND, UM, I THINK MISSY STATED THAT THERE'S BEEN SIX DIFFERENT MEETINGS, UH, REGARDING THIS.

SO HOW NOBODY KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON HERE IS BEYOND ME.

UM, ESPECIALLY IF WE HAVE, UH, LEADERSHIP IN OUR COMMUNITIES THAT SHOULD BE FOLLOWING THESE ISSUES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY.

BUT THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS.

WE TALKED ABOUT IT BEFORE, EIGHT YEARS AGO.

I MET WITH MAYOR BENNETT, RIGHT? AND TALKED ABOUT EMPLOYEE HOUSING ISSUES, RIGHT? WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY, UM, I HAVE A, UH, A MANAGER ON MY STAFF.

MATTER OF FACT, TOM HENS IS BACK HERE.

AND HE TAUGHT THAT CLASS AND HE CALLED ME IN AND ASKED ME TO, UM, UH, TEACH, UH, TO, UH, PRESENT TO A A U S C B CLASS.

UM, ONE OF THE STUDENTS IN THERE FROM U S C B IS ACTUALLY ONE OF MY MANAGERS.

SHE LIVED IN BLUFFTON.

SHE'S BEEN PRICED OUT OF BLUFFTON.

SHE'S OUT IN HARDY VILLE NOW.

SHE'S A MANAGER MAKING WELL OVER THE NUMBER THAT, UH, ALAN WOLF JUST MENTIONED.

BUT SHE'S PRICED OUT, AS I SAID LAST TIME I CAME UP HERE AND TALKED TO YOU, I THINK IT'S BEEN THREE TIMES ON THIS SUBJECT.

THEY CONTINUE TO GET FARTHER AND FARTHER AWAY AND AT SOME POINT THEY'LL STOP COMING, BUT OUR GUESTS WON'T.

YOU ALL WILL HAVE CHOICES.

THEY'LL BE TO WAIT IN LINE AND TO WAIT LONGER.

SO I, I DO CHALLENGE THAT WE CONSIDER THIS AND CONTINUE TO CONSIDER THIS, BUT YOUR VOTE IS ABOUT OUR FUTURE TONIGHT, RIGHT? IT'S ABOUT OUR FUTURE AND IT'S ABOUT AN OPPORTUNITY THAT WE HAVE TO GET RID OF.

WHAT IS BLIGHTED? I HAVE A HOTEL THERE.

I AM NOT LOOKING TO INCREASE MY STAFF COUNT BY 20, 30%.

I'M JUST LOOKING TO FILL OPEN POSITIONS RIGHT NOW.

THOSE PEOPLE ALL GO THROUGH THE CIRCLE THERE.

I HAVE NOBODY INSIDE THAT CIRCLE.

SO IF I HAD A HOUSING SOLUTION, THEY WOULD NEVER GO THROUGH THAT CIRCLE.

THEY WOULDN'T HAVE TO.

AND THAT'S WHAT NEEDS TO BE CONSIDERED, RIGHT? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU JUDGE.

HELLO, I AM SUE GIBSON.

I AM AN INSTRUCTOR WITH THE HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM AT U S C B.

I AM VERY PRIVILEGED TO BE ABLE TO TEACH AT THE HILTON HEAD CAMPUS.

I ALSO GREW UP ON HILTON HEAD, UM, DOWN NORTH FOREST BEACH ON THE CORNER OF DOVAN DUNE.

I DO NOT LIVE THERE ANYMORE.

I HAVE, I AM IN BLUFFTON NOW, UM, BECAUSE OF THE HOUSING COSTS, OBVIOUSLY.

UM, AND I'M, I'M NOT GONNA, OBVIOUSLY I, I AGREE WITH A LOT OF WHAT'S BEING SAID, SO I WON'T REITERATE THAT.

BUT, UM, BEING IN CONTACT WITH THE STUDENTS EVERY DAY IN THE CLASSROOM, I DO HEAR THEIR PAIN, UH, OF HAVING TO COMMUTE.

I'M COMMUTING AS WELL, SO I'M ABLE TO EMPATHIZE.

UH, AND THE PROBLEM IS THAT WE'RE LOSING THEM.

WE'RE LOSING THEM.

THEY ARE BRIGHT, SHINING COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT HAVING THEM SERVE YOU AT THE RESTAURANTS NOW.

IT'S ABOUT GETTING THEM INGRAINED IN THE COMMUNITY SO THAT THEY STAY LIKE I HAVE.

WE NEED TO KEEP THEM WITH US.

AND THAT'S HOPEFULLY WHAT THIS PROJECT WILL DO.

U S C B CAMPUS HERE PROBABLY 13 YEARS AGO, AND I THINK GLEN WAS PART OF THAT PROCESS AS WELL.

THANK YOU PETER.

MR. MAYOR, TOWN MANAGER, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

PETER CHRIST, HERE'S AN EMPLOYER AND JUST ABOUT EVERY ONE OF YOU WOULD MAY BE THE EXCEPTION OF COUNCIL MEMBER BECKER.

I HAVE SERVED ON EITHER A BOARD, A COMMISSION OR A TASK FORCE WITH YOU.

AND I DON'T WANNA SAY I HAVE A THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF THE LMO BECAUSE NO ONE HAS A THOROUGH KNOWLEDGE OF THE LMO.

MAYBE CHET DOES AND IF WE ARE SEEKING PERFECTION, WE NEED TO JOIN A CLOISTERED RELIGIOUS GROUP CUZ IT'S NEVER GONNA BE FOUND.

AND THERE ARE ALWAYS GOING TO BE TRADE OFFS.

AND WHAT IS TROUBLING ME IS I WANT MORE WORKFORCE HOUSING ON THE NORTH END OF THE ISLAND.

AND IF THIS IS THE PUSHBACK WE'RE GETTING FROM A FEW FOLKS ON THE SOUTH END OF THE ISLAND, I DON'T WANT THAT TO SET THE TONE.

WE NEED A TRAFFIC PLAN FOR THE BRIDGE AND THE CORRIDOR AND WE NEED WORKFORCE HOUSING.

IT'S A TWO-PRONGED APPROACH.

I'M PREJUDICE WITH U S C B AND DAVID, YOU AND I WORKED ON GETTING

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AND NOW WE HAVE IT AND WE NEED TO KEEP IT AS A GOING CONCERN.

AND IF THOSE DORMITORIES HELP KEEP IT A GOING CONCERN, I'M A HUNDRED PERCENT BEHIND IT.

I'M ALSO WORKING WITH DR.

PERDUE ON BRINGING COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT CLASSES TO U S C B AND EVENTUALLY A DEGREE PROGRAM.

AND THIS IS FUNDAMENTAL TO THAT OBJECTIVE.

SO AS AN EMPLOYER, I AM 100% BEHIND THIS PARTICULAR PROPOSAL.

ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? SEEING NONE, WE'LL NOTE NOW.

BRING IT BACK TO THE DICE AND WE WILL NEED A MOTION AND A SECOND TO CONTINUE OUR DISCUSSION.

UH, I'LL GIVE IT A SHOT.

I MOVED, LET ME FIND MY NOTES HERE.

I MOVE TO APPROVE THE TEXT AMENDMENT TO THE LMO AS SET OUT IN ORDINANCE NUMBER 20 23 27 SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS.

ONE IS FOUR BEDROOM PER DWELLING UNIT MAXIMUM AS RECOMMENDED BY THE STAFF.

TWO IS INCLUDING THE CLARIFICATION OF THE DEFINITION OF FUNCTIONAL OPEN SPACE OR COMMON AMENITY SPACE HAS BEEN, HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED.

AND I THINK THE STAFF REPORTED INCLUDED SOME LANGUAGE ABOUT THAT.

THIRD, INCREASE THE WORKFORCE HOUSING STANDARDS CLOSER TO THAT ALREADY PROVIDED IN THE LMO OR INCREASED DENSITY.

SO INSTEAD OF 15% OF AOR MIXED USE UNITS, IT WOULD BE 20% FOR HOUSEHOLDS EARNING UP TO 90% OF THE A M I FOR THE TOWN'S WORKFORCE HOUSING AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTS, EXCLUDING STUDENT HOUSING UNITS FOR U S C V FOR A TERM OF A MINIMUM OF 20 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THE INITIAL CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE LAST WORKFORCE HOUSING UNIT.

AND THAT THERE BE A DOCUMENT REPORTED IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DES REVIEW FOR COUNTY TO RESTRICT THE PROPERTY TO THOSE WORKFORCE HOUSING REQUIREMENTS.

AND LASTLY, IF THERE BE A CLARIFICATION REGARDING SHARED USE PARKING, THE SO THAT THE MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT MAY UTILIZE SHARED PARKING ON EDUCATION USE PROPERTY FOR SO LONG AS THE PROPERTY IS USED FOR EDUCATION USE AND THAT THE SHARED PARKING IS LIMITED, THE SAME NUMBER OF PARKING SPACES AS THE NUMBER OF BEDS PROVIDED IN STUDENT HOUSING FOR THE EDUCATION.

USE DISCUSSION PURPOSES.

I'LL SECOND PATSY'S MOTION.

DISCUSSION FROM COUNSEL.

WELL, I'LL STEP UP.

UM, FIRST THANK YOU EVERYONE.

I THINK SENATOR DAVIS MADE THE CORRECT OBSERVATION.

THIS IS HOW GOOD GOVERNMENT WORKS AND I APPRECIATE AND RESPECT EACH ONE OF YOU WHO HA ARE HERE, UM, WHO HAVE WRITTEN, TEXTED CALLED AND ARE PARTICIPATING IN OUR GOVERNMENT.

UM, THANK YOU.

I BELIEVE THAT THROUGH THE PRESENTATION ON THIS PARTICULAR, UM, TEXT AMENDMENT, WE ONLY SAW, UM, AGREE AGREEMENT WITH THE CURRENT TEXT OF THE LMO AND IMPROVEMENT IN ALMOST EVERY REGARD.

THERE WERE VERY FEW, MAYBE TWO PLACES WHERE IT WAS NOT ALIGNED OR IMPROVED.

WHAT WE CURRENTLY, THE STANDARDS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE IN OUR LAND MANAGEMENT ORDINANCES.

I WANNA THANK THE APPLICANT AND HIS TEAM BECAUSE OVER THE COURSE OF THE TWO YEARS, NOT SINCE FRIDAY, BUT OVER THE COURSE OF TWO YEARS THAT THIS PROJECT AND THIS TEXT AMENDMENT HAS BEEN BEING DISCUSSED, THERE HAS BEEN A WILLINGNESS TO LISTEN TO COMPROMISE, TO NEGOTIATE AND TO CHANGE AT EVERY REQUEST.

AND, UM, I BELIEVE THAT THAT'S WHY WE'VE COME TO

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A PLACE NOW.

OH, AND THERE'S ONE LAST, NOT LAST, BUT THERE IS ONE IMPORTANT ASPECT TO THIS.

A PLACE NOW WHERE WE CAN HAVE THIS DISCUSSION, UM, AND APPROVE A PROJECT MOVING FORWARD THAT BENEFITS A PRI THE RESIDENTS WHO HAVE, HAVE SET A PRIORITY FOR THEM AND FOR THE TOWN IS WORKFORCE HOUSING.

THIS IS A SERVICE WORKER PROJECT THAT PROVIDES THAT OPPORTUNITY TO OUR TOWN WITHOUT COSTING ANY TAXPAYER A PENNY.

THAT IS A BIG WIN FOR THE RESIDENTS.

ANOTHER WIN FOR THE RESIDENTS IS WITH REGARD TO THIS DISCUSSION ON TRAFFIC.

THE POINT IS WELL TAKEN IN TERMS OF THE ROAD USAGE FOR ANYONE USING, UM, A CAR COMING OUT OF THIS PROJECT.

BUT WE SAW THE TRAFFIC IMPACT STUDY THAT INDICATED THERE REALLY IS NO TRAFFIC IMPACT.

FURTHERMORE, THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE SERVICE WORKERS OR THE, UM, STUDENTS WHO WOULD RESIDE IN THE HOUSING UTILIZING THEIR BICYCLE, THEIR, UM, CARS, IS REALLY, UM, MORE, UM, LIKELY THAT THEY WOULD BE USING THEIR BICYCLES OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE.

I'VE ALSO HEARD AND BELIEVE THAT THE BUSINESSES WHO ARE NOW SPENDING MONEY ON SHUTTLES TO PICK UP EMPLOYEES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BRIDGE CAN NOW SAVE SOME MONEY, HELP WITH THIS, UM, COST OF HELPING THESE SERVICE WORKERS LIVE IN THESE, UM, SPACES THAT'LL BE BUILT, UM, AND STILL PROVIDE A SHUTTLE THAT WILL PICK THEM UP AND TAKE THEM TO THEIR JOB.

WHAT DOES THAT DO? THAT TAKES CARS OFF THE ROAD? IF WE'RE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO REDUCE CONGESTION, INCREASE CAPACITY, WHATEVER THE TERMS WERE, AS WE WERE DISCUSSING 2 78 AND THE NUDE FOR THIS BRIDGE, WE NOW HAVE TAKEN OFF A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF THOSE CARS FROM PEOPLE WHO ARE LIVING ACROSS THE BRIDGE, HAVING TO DRIVE OVER EACH WAY, BIG WIND FOR THE COMMUNITY.

FURTHERMORE, THE BUSINESSES WITH THEIR EMPLOYEES LIVING RIGHT HERE ON THE ISLAND MAY ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO OFFER THEM MORE HOURS AND PROVIDE MORE SERVICE, UM, TO THE RESIDENTS AND OUR VISITORS WHO ARE LOOKING FOR, UM, PLACES TO EAT AND THE REST.

UM, THAT'S A WIN BUILDING COMMUNITY.

AS THOSE FOLKS ARE LIVING HERE, NOW, THEY GET TO BECOME PART OF OUR COMMUNITY.

THEY DO INDEED GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT AN ADVANCED EDUCATION THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY TO ASSIST THEM WITH BEING IN A POSITION TO EARN MORE MONEY AND TO COME UP THROUGH, UM, WHATEVER PROFESSION THEY'RE IN.

ALL WINS.

I HAVEN'T HEARD, UM, YET A, UM, NEGATIVE TO ANY OF THAT.

AND THE INTENT OF THIS PROJECT IS TO CREATE THOSE WINS FOR THE UNIVERSITY AND FOR THE SERVICE WORKERS, THE BUSINESSES AND THE RESIDENTS.

I THINK THAT THAT INTENT WILL BE MEMORIALIZED AS WE MOVE FORWARD FOR ANYONE WITH CONCERNS AS TO, WELL, WHAT ABOUT IFS HYPOTHETICALS AND CREATIONS OF, UM, INTENT THAT IS NOT, UM, REAL.

UM, AND SO I THINK THAT THAT IS ALSO A, A WIN AND A HISTORY OF MEETINGS, OF PRESENTATIONS.

WE'VE COVERED, UM, ATTENTION TO AN AGREEMENT WITH EACH REQUEST.

WE'VE COVERED INTENT TO SATISFY NO NEEDS.

THERE WERE GROUPS OF PEOPLE WHO CAME FORWARD BACK IN, UM, OCTOBER, NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR AND DEMANDED WORKFORCE HOUSING CREATING A NEW FRAMEWORK AND POLICY WE NOW HAVE THAT IS ONLY RELYING ON A PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP.

WE NOW HAVE THE BEST OF ALL WORLDS, A ATION SATISFYING THE NEEDS FOR WORKFORCE, FOR SERVICE WORKERS, UM, AT NO COST TO THE TAXPAYERS.

I THINK WE ALL CAN APPRECIATE THAT.

UM, THE COMMERCIAL CONVERSION, WHEN COMMERCIAL CONVERSIONS ARE DONE UNDER THAT POLICY.

THERE'S NONE OF THIS DISCUSSION.

NOBODY'S TALKING ABOUT AMIS, NOBODY'S TALKING ABOUT WHO'S PUTTING WHO IN THOSE BUILDINGS.

IT IS JUST ASSUMED THAT THE COMMERCIAL CONVERSION IS DOING THE RIGHT THING.

SO, UM, THE DISCUSSIONS THAT WE'RE HAVING NOW, UM, I THINK ARE INTERESTING.

IN LIGHT OF THAT.

UM, MAYOR, I'M GONNA RESERVE THE, UH,

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WE HAVE, UM, MR. TOW MANAGER, UM, BEEN WORKING ON FOR MONTHS AND TOP OF MONTHS AND TOP OF MONTHS TO REDEFINE A DWELLING UNIT.

OF ALL THE THINGS THAT WE ARE WORKING ON AND PRESSING ON THE NEW DEFINITION OF A DWELLING UNIT IS CRITICAL.

AND IF ALL OF THESE DISCUSSIONS DON'T POINT TO THAT, UM, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WILL, BUT THESE EXPLANATIONS POINT ON IT, I'M GONNA LEAD IT THE FACT RESERVE MY BRAIN TOO.

AND THIRD, I'M SORRY, FIVE YEARS, 70 TO 80% A RESTAURANT MANAGER, UH, FOR FIRST YEAR IS A HUNDRED TO 110%.

OTHER COMMENTS? IF I MIGHT? YES.

SINCE, SINCE I HAD TO MAKE THE MOTION OR HAD TO START THE DISCUSSION ABOUT MAKING A MOTION, IF I COULD BRIEFLY SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF IT, UM, FROM THE OUTSET, SINCE I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS PROPOSED TEXT AMENDMENT, AND IT'S IMPORTANT, AS I SAID BEFORE, THIS IS A TEXT AMENDMENT.

IT IS NOT APPROVAL OF A PARTICULAR PROJECT.

UM, I'VE SAID THAT THERE'S A LOT THAT I LIKE ABOUT THIS TEXT AMENDMENT.

UM, AND, AND THE PROS THAT I HAVE SEEN ALL ALONG ARE THAT I SUPPORT MIXED USE.

UM, I SUPPORT WALKABLE COMMUNITY ASPECTS.

I SUPPORT SHARED PARKING.

IT'S LESS, UM, IMPERMEABLE SURFACE.

I SUPPORT U S C B AND ITS NEED FOR HOUSING.

I SUPPORT DOING SOMETHING ABOUT THE MASS IN SCALE OF BUILDINGS, WHICH THE FLOOR AREA RATIO AND THE SITE COVERAGE INDEX DUE.

I ALSO AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF SHORT TERM RENTALS.

THIS TEXT AMENDMENT SAYS NO SHORT TERM RENTALS.

I SUPPORT, UH, DOING SOMETHING ABOUT DILAPIDATED BUILDINGS.

UM, I SUPPORT PUBLIC PRIVATE PROJECTS FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING.

AND BECAUSE THE PUBLIC HAS TO MAKE A TEXT AMENDMENT, AND BECAUSE U S C B IS A PUBLIC INSTITUTION, I SEE IT AS A PUBLIC PRIVATE TEXT AMENDMENT.

UM, IT DOES INCLUDE SOME WORKFORCE HOUSING.

AND HERE ARE THE CAVEATS HERE.

HERE ARE MY CONCERNS ABOUT IT, AS I'VE HEARD RAISED WITHOUT BY OTHERS.

FIRST OF ALL, THE DENSITY DOES CONCERN ME.

I'VE NEVER LIKED UNDEFINED DENSITY, BUT THERE ARE SOME GUARDRAILS INCLUDED WITHIN THE TEXT AMENDMENT.

UM, THOSE HAVE BEEN LISTED BY MS. LU AND THE STAFF REPORT, AND I WON'T GO OVER THOSE AGAIN, BUT MY MAJOR CONCERN HAS BEEN, UM, THE, THE TEXT AMENDMENT LANGUAGE ABOUT WORKFORCE HOUSING IS PRETTY FAR APART FROM WHAT THE POLICY HAS BEEN ADOPTED ALREADY BY THE PREVIOUS TOWN COUNCIL.

IN ORDER TO INCREASE DENSITY, UH, THERE HAVE TO BE CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR WORKFORCE HOUSING.

UM, I'VE HEARD LOTS OF FOLKS TONIGHT AND IN PREVIOUS MEETINGS SAY THIS SUPPORTS WORKFORCE HOUSING.

SO FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU LOOK AT, UH, THE NUMBER OF UNITS PROPOSED, UH, WOULD BE 116 UNITS.

JUST TAKING THAT EXAMPLE, IF YOU USE 15%, THAT'S 17 UNITS.

IF YOU USE 20%, IT'S 23 UNITS, AN INCREASE OF SIX UNITS.

UH, DURING THE PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE OF THE TOWN COUNCIL, I SERVE ON THAT COMMITTEE, AND OUR COMMITTEE RECOMMENDED THAT THIS MATTER MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT A RECOMMENDATION.

BUT I INCLUDED A LIST OF SUGGESTIONS.

FIRST WITH A COMMITMENT FROM THE DEVELOPER AS TO WHETHER THEY'LL COMPLY WITH THE STAFF MODIFICATIONS TO MAXIMUM OF FOUR BEDROOMS PER DWELLING UNIT.

SECOND, CLARIFICATION OF COMMON AMENITY IN THE 10% OPEN SPACE.

THIRD, THE NEED FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION, CONSIDERATION ABOUT WORKFORCE HOUSING TECHS COMING UP WITH AN INTERIM POSITION FROM WHAT IS PROPOSED IN THE TEXT FOR ISLANDER MIXED USE AND WHAT THE CURRENT LMO PROVIDES FOR INCREASED DENSITY.

SO IF YOU, IF YOU THINK ABOUT THE MOTION THAT I MADE, IT ADDRESSES ALL OF THOSE AND IT ADDS THE CONCERN ABOUT SHARED PARKING LIMITING THE NUMBER OF SPACES TO THE USE FOR STUDENT HOUSING UNITS.

SO THAT'S WHY I MADE THE MOTION WITH THOSE ITEMS THAT I DID, AND I URGED THE REST OF THE TOWN COUNCIL TO MOVE FORWARD.

I, I DO NEED TO SAY ONE OTHER THING.

THE REASON THAT I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE 130%, UM, AAMI IS BECAUSE OF WORK THAT OUR TOWN STAFF DID IN LOOKING AT, UM, UH, CERTAIN KIND OF POSITIONS AND WHAT THEY MIGHT, UM, EARN.

SO IF YOU LOOK AT, UM, UH, LINE COOKS, A FIRST YEAR LINE COOK EARNS 40 TO 50%.

A THIRD YEAR LINE COOK EARNS 50 TO SIX 60% OF THE AAMI.

IF YOU LOOK AT A SERVER BARTENDER, THE FIRST YEAR SERVER BARTENDER EARN 60 TO 70%.

SECOND, UH, SORRY, THIRD YEAR, 60 TO 70%.

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THIRD YEAR, 110 TO 120%.

FIFTH YEAR, 120.

AND THEN YOU GET TO 130%.

UM, NOW I REMEMBER BEING IN COLLEGE AND I REMEMBER BEING, WORKING ON MY ALL, AND I'D LIKE TO LIMIT THE NUMBER OF ROOMMATES I HAD TO TAKE ALL OVER.

UM, SO, AND JUST LOOKING AT THOSE KIND OF STATS AND THE STATS FOR, UM, LIME COOK, SERVER BARTENDER SALARIES COME FROM THE SURGE GROUP AND THE CRAB GROUP, INCLUDING TIP COVERAGE.

SO THAT'S WHAT I, BASED ON MY CONCERN ABOUT THE 130%.

UM, DMI, OTHER COMMENTS? MR. STANFORD? THANK YOU.

FIRST, I WANT TO EXPRESS, AND SIR, APPRECIATION TO ALL OF THE CITIZENS WHO HAVE COME HERE AND EXPRESSED THEIR SINCERE POINTS OF VIEW ABOUT THIS.

WE SEE THAT THERE ARE DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW, THERE ARE DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW UP HERE AMONG US AS WELL.

I ALSO WANT TO EXPRESS SINCERE GRATITUDE TO MISSY AND TO SHAWN AND TO THE ENTIRE STAFF THAT HAS WORKED SO DILIGENTLY ON THIS PROJECT.

THIS IS NOT A WORKFORCE HOUSING PROJECT AS DEFINED BY THE TOWN LAND MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE, WORKFORCE HOUSING IN THAT ORDINANCE IS 60 TO 80% OF AAMI.

THIS IS WAY ABOVE THAT.

THAT DOES NOT MEAN I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS BECAUSE I SEE THIS RATHER AS WHAT I WOULD CLASSIFY AS SERVICE WORKER HOUSING A TERM THAT TAMMY JUST USED A MINUTE AGO.

THESE ARE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE SERVING IN RESTAURANTS, CLERKS AND STORES AND SO FORTH, UH, IN BED BEDROOMS WITHIN A POD.

UH, AND SO I CAN SEE THAT, I KNOW THAT THERE'S A CRYING NEED FOR THAT TYPE OF SERVICE WORKER.

AND SO THIS IS A VERY COMPLICATED PROCESS, UH, THAT'S BEEN SUGGESTED TO US, AND WE'VE ALL STRUGGLED WITH IT.

AND I'LL BE HONEST, I, I'M SURE I'M MISSING SOMETHING, BUT I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M MISSING.

UH, BUT THAT BEING SAID, PUTTING ON THE SCALE THE NEED FOR SERVICE WORKERS VERSUS TECHNICALLY LOOKING AT THE LMO AND VARIOUS REQUIREMENTS OF THE LMO, I HAVE TO COME DOWN IN FAVOR OF THE SERVICE WORKER.

UH, NEED FURTHER, THIS IS IN ACCORDANCE WITH A COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH WE'VE ALL ADOPTED AND IS VERY IMPORTANT, UH, TO CARRYING FOR FORWARD THE MOTION OR THE, THE MISSION OF THIS TOWN.

I HAVE ONE OTHER CONCERN, AND THAT IS I AM UNCLEAR ON THE NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS THAT CAN MOVE INTO THIS BUILDING OR THESE BUILDINGS.

UH, I WANT TO KNOW THAT THEY'RE NOT GONNA BE STACKED UP WITH BUNK BEDS EVERYWHERE.

I'M NOT IMPLYING THAT THAT IS THE INTENTION, BUT IT IS AN OPEN QUESTION IN MY MIND.

AND SO WE NEED TO KNOW THE NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS THAT WILL BE PERMITTED PER BEDROOM.

THAT BEING SAID, WITH PROVISIONS AS BEEN SUGGESTED BY THIS MOTION, I CAN SUPPORT THE MOTION.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

OH, MR. BROWN.

THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

UM, I, I'LL FIRST SAY THAT I AM, UH, I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT WE HAVE COME THIS FAR.

I KNOW IT'S BEEN, UH, SORT OF STUCK FOR, FOR A WHILE.

UM, AND THE CREATIVITY THAT'S BEEN SHOWN HERE AND THE DISCUSSION THUS FAR, I THINK HAS BEEN GOOD.

MY, THIS WILL BE MY FIRST BITE AT THE APPLE CAUSE I DO NOT SIT ON THE PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE, SO BE PATIENT WITH ME.

I WILL TRY TO BE BRIEF.

UM, WE ARE SORT OF JUMPING OUTTA LINE OF OUR PROCESS OF DISTRICT PLANNING HERE ON HILTON HERE.

UM, SO, UM, I THINK THIS IS VERY SPECIFIC AND, UM, BECAUSE WE ARE MAKING AN EXCEPTION, SO TO SPEAK, IN THIS CASE, I HAVE TO MAKE SOME STRONG, UH, POINTS THAT ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE MOTION.

UH, TO, TO NOT BE HEARD, UH, AT LEAST FROM MY SEAT.

UM, I, I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH WHAT HAS COME OUT OF PPC AS FAR AS THE, THE RECOMMENDATIONS, UH, TO, TO CONTINUE THIS CONVERSATION.

THE FOUR BEDROOM MAX I THINK IS IMPORTANT TO US.

UH, THE ALIGNMENT WITH THE CURRENT WORKFORCE HOUSING CODE THAT WE, UH, HAVE IN PLACE.

I APPRECIATE MR. TILLER, UH, STATING OUT LOUD THAT THIS IS NOT A WORKFORCE

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HOUSING PROJECT.

OKAY? SO AS WE TALK ABOUT THE PERCENTAGE THAT WILL BE SET ASIDE, IT NEEDS TO BE ALIGNED WITH OUR WORKFORCE HOUSING, UH, CODE, UH, 20%.

UM, AS BRYON MENTIONED, UP TO 90%.

UM, I, I COULD LIVE WITH THAT.

UH, BUT THE TERM OF COURSE NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED.

AND, UM, THAT THAT IS FOR THE, THE, THE SAKE OF US AS A COMMUNITY LONG TERM.

WE HAVE SEEN, UM, UNITS TRANSITION OVER TIME.

AND IF WE ARE GOING TO, UM, TAKE OURSELVES SERIOUSLY AS FAR AS MAINTAINING THOSE UNITS ON HILTON HEAD, THEN THE TERM NEEDS TO BE WHAT IT CURRENTLY, UH, STATES.

UH, AS FAR AS THE, THE PARKING IS CONCERNED, I AM, UM, WANTING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE PARKING RELATES TO THE STUDENT HOUSING, NOT IF THAT THE CURRENT TEXT SAYS IF USED TO SAY, WHEN, UM, AGAIN, A CERTAINTY, UM, OF, OF, OF THAT BEING IN PLACE.

UM, AND THE SET-ASIDES.

UM, I'M NOT SURE THAT THE CURRENT TEXT SAYS THAT THE SET-ASIDES WILL NOT BE THE STUDENT HOUSING.

I THINK THERE'S A DISTINCT DIFFERENCE THERE.

UM, THE, THE PERCENTAGE OF WORKFORCE HOUSING THAT SET ASIDE CANNOT ALSO, UM, MEET THE NEEDS OF THE, THE HOUSING AGREEMENT WITH U S C D.

UH, SO THO THOSE ARE MY POINTS OF CONCERN.

UM, THIS IS NOT THE FINAL READING.

UM, SO I AM GOING TO, UH, BE INCLINED TO, TO BE PARTICIPANT IN MOVING IT FORWARD AND, AND LOOK FORWARD TO, UH, NEXT MEETING, SOME CHANGES THAT WILL GAR MY SUPPORT.

TO COME UP WITH SOME GOOD PLANS THAT REALLY DEAL WITH THE TRAFFIC AT SEA PINES CIRCLE, AND THE PUBLIC IS NOT YET AWARE.

THANK YOU, MR. RAFFORD.

I WANNA REPEAT, EXCUSE ME, SOMETHING THAT SENATOR DAVIS AND OTHERS HAVE MENTIONED, WHICH IS APPRECIATION FOR THE EFFORT THE MEMBERS OF THIS AUDIENCE AND OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE MADE TO FOLLOW THIS AND TO MAKE THEIR COMMENTS KNOWN AND TO COME OUT AND SIT HERE IN A MEETING, EVEN THOUGH THOSE OF US UP HERE DECIDED TO TAKE A ONE HOUR BREAK.

UM, IN MY, IN MY PRIOR MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT LIFE, THERE WAS A SAYING THAT, UH, IF A COMMUNITY IS KNOWN AS A HIGH DEMAND COMMUNITY, WHICH MEANS THE RESIDENTS ARE PAYING A LOT OF ATTENTION TO WHAT'S GOING ON IN MAKING THEIR VIEWS KNOWN LOCAL GOVERNMENT IS GONNA BE A LOT BETTER.

AND I THINK WE'VE GOT AN EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF, OF THAT IN CONNECTION WITH THIS PROJECT.

UH, MR. DESPAIN HAS COME UP WITH AN INNOVATIVE CONCEPT, AND I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE DON'T SQUASH INNOVATION.

NOW, THE PROBLEM IS THAT HE'S RUNNING UP AGAINST ZONING CODES THAT DON'T QUITE FIT WHAT HE HAS IN MIND.

UH, THIS IS AN, AN IMMENSELY COMPLEX PROJECT, BUT ONE THAT I THINK, UH, HAS AN AWFUL LOT OF MERIT AND WILL SATISFY A LOT OF THE NEEDS OF THIS COMMUNITY.

UH, I AM FROM SEA PINES, AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, AND I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN CONVERSATIONS AND TELEPHONE CALLS TO AN VERY GREAT EXTENT.

I ASSUME MY COLLEAGUES HERE AS WELL HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF THOSE.

UM, I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF MERIT IN THIS, IN THIS PROJECT, BUT I'VE HAD AT LEAST FOUR ENTITIES AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES THAT ARE IN C PINES THAT HAVE CONCERNS.

AND, UH, I THINK THEIR, THEIR CONCERNS DESERVE TO BE ADDRESSED.

UH, SOME OF THEM ARE, UH, THEREFORE I THINK THAT THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE FURTHER MEETINGS AND DISCUSSION AND DEAL WITH THOSE, UH, SOMEWHAT AS COUNCILWOMAN BRYSON HAS INDICATED IN HER AMENDMENT, IS VERY DESIRABLE.

WE NEED TO TAKE SOME TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT LEGITIMATE QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS ARE ANSWERED.

SOME OF THEM, I THINK, CAN BE RELATIVELY EASY, AN EASILY ANSWERED, AT LEAST FROM MY PERSPECTIVE.

AND ONE OF THOSE IS TRAFFIC.

UH, IN SEA PINES, THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE THAT I SAW LAST FALL DURING CAMPAIGN SEASON WAS THE TRAFFIC AT SEA PINE CIRCLE.

SO I'M QUITE AWARE OF THE INTENSITY OF CONCERN OF C PINES RESIDENT ON THE TRAFFIC ISSUE.

UH, I HAVE BEEN ONE OF THOSE WHO HAS PUSHED THE CONSULTANTS

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BUT LAST WEEK WE HAD, UH, THAT PRESENTATION, UH, SO THERE ARE PROPOSED SOLUTIONS TO THE SEA PINES TRAFFIC CIRCLE ISSUE, WHICH COUNCIL WILL BE ADDRESSING IN DEBATING OVER THE COMING MONTHS.

THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS OR ANYTHING SIMILAR IF IMPLEMENTED, ARE GOING TO MAKE A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN THE TRAFFIC DELAYS THAT EXIST CURRENTLY AT THE CIRCLE.

SO THE COMPARISON, AT LEAST IN MY MIND, IS NOT WHETHER THIS PROJECT BY ITSELF IS GOING TO HAVE A TRAFFIC IMPACT.

IT'S PRETTY CLEAR THAT WHATEVER IT IS, IT'S NOT MUCH OF AN IMPACT, BUT THE COMPARISON SHOULD NOT BE WITH THE TIME DELAY THAT WE FACED RIGHT NOW.

MY LAST TRIP UP THROUGH THE CIRCLE LAST NIGHT WAS SIX MINUTES TO GET THROUGH THE CIRCLE.

UM, MANY OF C PINE'S PEOPLE FACE FOUR AND FIVE MINUTE DELAYS.

WITH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF IMPROVEMENTS TO THIS CIRCLE, THAT OUGHT TO BE CUT AT LEAST IN HALF.

AND I THINK THAT'S GONNA RESULT IN THE REDUCTION OF THE CON CURRENT, VERY HIGH CONCERN AMONG SEA PINES RESIDENTS ABOUT THE TRAFFIC ISSUES.

UM, OTHER ISSUES HAVE BEEN RAISED THAT, THAT DEAL WITH OTHER ISSUES, UH, AND THE, UH, CHANGES HERE HAVE AN IMPACT ON SOME OF THE OTHER OWNERS OF THE CIRCLE AND WHAT THEY MIGHT BE ABLE TO PROPOSE.

THERE ARE AREAS THAT NEED FURTHER DISCUSSION AND NEED CLARIFICATION, AND WE NEED TO PROVIDE AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT.

UH, THE AMENDMENT THAT MR. PRICE PROPOSED SUGGESTS THAT WE MOVE FORWARD, BUT WE'VE GOT THINGS TO CONSIDER.

MY LIST OF THINGS TO CONSIDER WOULDN'T BE QUITE THE SAME AS MRS. BRYSON'S.

BUT, UH, I THINK IN THE PROCESS THAT'S GONNA TAKE PLACE, UH, OF HAVING THIS ISSUE GO TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND THEN COME BACK TO COUNCIL, IS GONNA TAKE TIME AND IS GONNA PERMIT AN OPPORTUNITY, UH, FOR THE ISSUES WHICH ARE MOST PRESSING TO BE DEALT WITH.

UH, AND, UH, FOR THAT REASON, I WILL BE SUPPORTING THE MOTION, UH, TO PROCEED WITH THIS MATTER, THE BOARD, SAY, TAMMY, UM, NOT SPECIFICALLY, BUT I'M GONNA TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO, TO, UM, REMIND US, UM, ABOUT OUR ISLAND AND THE CAPACITY THAT WE HAVE ON IT, AND THE FACT THAT THIS PROJECT, UM, RESTRICTS SHORT TERM RENTALS, HELPS OUR CAPACITY ISSUES, HELPS OUR TRAFFIC ISSUES.

AND, UM, I'LL CLOSE BY SAYING I WILL SUPPORT THIS PROJECT MOVING FORWARD.

THANK YOU, MR. AMES.

THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I'VE BEEN ON THE COUNCIL FOR SEVEN YEARS, AND I THINK THIS IS THE LONGEST MEETING I'VE EVER ATTENDED.

WE'RE NOT GOING FOR RECORDS, I PROMISE.

UH, BUT IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I'LL TRY TO BE BRIEF.

UM, I THINK MS. BRYSON'S SUGGESTED MOTION OR MOTION, UH, PARALLELS THOUGHTS THAT I CAN SUPPORT FOUR BEDROOMS. I THINK THAT MAKES SENSE.

UH, I HEARD OF A DEFINITION OF WHAT FUNCTIONAL OPEN SPACE IS, AND I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM ADDING THAT, BUT I THINK I WAS SATISFIED WITH WHAT WAS SAID.

UH, I DO THINK THAT WE NEED TO INCREASE THE WORKFORCE HOUSING STANDARDS.

I COULD GO ALONG WITH 20%, 90 AM AM I 20 YEARS? I WOULD AGREE ALSO EXCLUDING THE DORMS FROM WORKFORCE HOUSING AND THAT THE DOCUMENTS NEED TO BE RECORDED.

UH, THE SHARED PARKING FOR EDUCATIONAL USE, UM, I AGREE WITH THAT.

THE ONE AREA THAT I'M NOT YET SATISFIED WITH IS THE CONFUSION THAT WE SEEM TO BE HAVING IS TO, WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS A WORKFORCE HOUSING PROJECT OR NOT.

VIRTUALLY ALL OF THE DOCUMENTS THAT THE TOWN HAS PREPARED, PREPARED HAS BEEN REFERENCING.

WORKFORCE HOUSING IS ALLOWED, SERVES PUBLIC PURPOSE OF WHEN WORKFORCE HOUSING, WORKFORCE HOUSING SUPPORTED BY THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS AND SO ON AND SO FORTH.

BUT THE, THE, UH, PRESENTATION, AND I'VE HEARD IT FROM A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT PLACES, THAT IT ISN'T WORKFORCE HOUSING.

SO I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A DEFINITION ISSUE HERE OR NOT, BUT WHAT I WANT TO GUARD AGAINST IS THAT THIS PROJECT, WHICH IS BEING CONSIDERED BECAUSE OF ITS IMPACT ON WORKERS AND

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THE AVAILABILITY OF WORKERS, THAT WHEN AND IF IS SO, IT DOESN'T JUST BECOME SOMETHING ELSE.

SO I'M HOPING THAT THE COUNCIL WILL ADD AN ITEM TO THE, THE, UH, UH, UH, MOTION THAT HAS SOME SORT OF A WORKFORCE HOUSING PROVISION IN IT THAT SAYS, THIS IS BASICALLY WHY THIS WAS APPROVED.

UNDERSTANDING THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL DISCUSSIONS.

SO, I KNOW Y'ALL HAVEN'T HEARD MUCH FROM ME ON THIS.

UM, WE'RE ADDRESSING AN ISSUE THAT IS NOT ONLY AFFECTING OUR COMMUNITY, BUT AFFECTING THE ENTIRE NATION.

RIGHT NOW, THERE ARE OVER 4 MILLION HOMES SHORT IN THIS COUNTRY.

WE HAVE A QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE HERE.

WE HAVE A DILAPIDATED BUILDING ISSUE HERE.

WE HAVE A CREATIVE SOLUTION THAT HAS COME TO THE TABLE THAT HELPS SUPPORT A 21.5 MILLION INVESTMENT THAT THE COMMUNITY MADE FOR EDUCATION.

THIS, IN MY MIND, IS, IS NOT A WORKFORCE HOUSING PROJECT.

IT IS A CREATIVE HOUSING SOLUTION THAT OFFERS BUSINESSES TO DO MASTER LEASES, TO RECONSTRUCT THE WAY THEY'D HAVE THEIR WRITE-OFFS AND MOVE FORWARD WITH HOUSING FOR THEIR EMPLOYEES AT THE SAME TIME, OFFERING DORMATORY STYLE UNITS TO HELP INCREASE ENROLLMENT AT THE CAMPUS.

WE'VE HAD DOC, WE'VE HAD DOC CONVERSATIONS WITH DR.

PNU ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE CAMPUS AND WHAT IS BEING DISCUSSED THERE.

I'M NOT GONNA GO INTO DETAIL, BUT CURRICULUM IS A BIG QUESTION AND CONCERN.

AND WHAT IS IT GOING TO BE TOMORROW AND WHAT SHOULD IT BE? THERE'S SOME GREAT PLANS THAT ARE IN PLACE THAT'S FOR YOU TO TALK ABOUT.

WE, WE HAVE TO SUPPORT OUR TAXPAYER INVESTMENT INTO THAT PROPERTY.

UM, OUR COMMUNITY HAS RECENTLY THIS YEAR INVESTED 15 MILLION INTO PROPERTIES WITH TAX MONIES.

THIS COMING IN AS A NON TAXPAYER SUBSIDIZED PROJECT.

CAN'T TURN AWAY FROM THAT.

PLEASE DON'T.

WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT.

THAT'S NOT, UM, I, I DON'T NECESSARILY AGREE WITH THE 90%.

UM, I, I THINK THAT MR. WOLF PUT OUT A REALLY GOOD, UM, EXPLANATION THERE.

UM, I APPLAUD YOU FOR THIS CREATIVITY, AND IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS NEEDED IN THIS COMMUNITY.

I DON'T THINK THE PROBLEM IS THE TEXT AMENDMENT.

I THINK THE PROBLEM IS OUR LMO, IT'S OUR POLICY.

SO AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND WORK ON DISTRICTING PLANS FOR DIFFERENT AREAS AND WE ADDRESS THE LMO, IT WILL BE RIGHT FORMATTED AND RIGHT SIZED WHAT IT NEEDS TO BE.

I SAID IT WHEN I RAN BEFORE, AND I'VE SAID IT FOR OVER FIVE YEARS.

I BELIEVE IN MIXED USE DISTRICTS.

I THINK THAT RESIDENTIAL UPSTAIRS AND SOME COMMERCIAL DOWNSTAIRS AND ALLOWING M MOCKING DISTRICTS IS SOMETHING THIS COMMUNITY CAN UTILIZE.

I BELIEVE IN THAT.

SO WHILE I'M NOT WHOLEHEARTEDLY SET ON YOUR MOTION, I WON'T BE VOTING TO MOVE IT FORWARD.

UNDERSTAND, EXCUSE ME.

SO, MR. BRANDON, DO YOU COMMENT, MR. MAYOR? UM, BASED ON THE CURRENT SITUATION, UM, WE ARE, UH, DISCUSSING A MOTION THAT IS MATERIALLY DIFFERENT FROM WHAT WAS YES.

UH, IN OUR LINE ITEM HERE.

SO I WOULD, I WOULD KINDLY SUGGEST OR ASK FOR LEGAL ASSISTANCE HERE THAT THIS IS A REVISED FIRST READING THAT WILL COME BACK TO COUNSEL FOR ADDITIONAL DISCUSSION BASED ON THE POINTS BEFORE IT GOES BACK TO PLANNING COMMISSION, SIR, BRING COUNSEL REVISED TEXTS PRIOR TO IT.

GOING BACK TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

COUNSEL IS SUPPORTIVE OF THAT.

I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT.

YES, I, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT AS WELL.

TEAM OVER THERE? YEAH, UH, CURTIS.

ANY OTHER DISCUSSION FROM COUNSEL? JUST ONE QUICK CLARIFICATION.

UM, YOU BROUGHT UP A POINT THAT, UM, I AGREE WITH, UM, THE A M I AT ONE 30, UM, AS HAS BEEN CLEARLY, UM, LAID OUT IN FRONT OF US AND WHY THAT'S IMPORTANT BY MS. WOLF.

AND I APPRECIATE AND RESPECT THAT.

UM, DID BY MOVING IT FORWARD WITH THE CONDITIONS THAT IS IN THE CURRENT MOTION, DOES THAT BIND US TO THE, UM, LANGUAGE OF THE MOTION OR ARE THERE CHANGES IN DISCUSSION MOVING FORWARD ON THAT? ANY, UH, ANY OF OUR LEGAL

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CURTIS, THANKS.

SO WITH THE, THE QUESTION IS THAT AS, AS THE MOTION WAS PRESENTED WITH SPECIFICS, UM, AND VOTING ON IT MOVING FORWARD, DO WE HAVE TO REWRITE IT WITH THOSE SPECIFICITIES OR ARE WE ABLE TO ADJUST, UM, OR HAVE NEGOTIATIONS TO ADJUST SOME OF THOSE ITEMS AS, AS WE BRING BACK REVISED TEXT? JUST LIKE TODAY, ANY COUNCIL PERSON CAN ADDRESS ISSUES WITH THE TEXT THAT, THAT COUNCIL MAY PERSON MAY HAVE AND SUGGEST THEIR OWN AMENDMENTS.

TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION MM-HMM.

, IS THERE A MOTION, UM, MR. AMES MADE, MADE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS? IS THERE A MOTION THERE TO AMEND? I WOULD, I WOULD MOVE THAT, UH, AS A MOTION AND SEE IF I GET A SECOND.

WANNA RESTATE THAT FOR THE, FOR THE GOOD OF THE CAUSE? YEAH.

THAT A HOUSING PROVISION, UH, WORKFORCE HOUSING PROVISION BE ATTACHED WITHIN THE TEXT AMENDMENT.

I BELIEVE THAT'S NOT THERE AT THIS TIME.

FOR A SECOND ON THAT.

WELL, AS, AS A MAKER OF THE MOTION, I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO SAY.

ARE YOU SAYING A WORKFORCE HOUSING AGREEMENT BE INCLUDED IN THE TEXT OR SOME LANGUAGE TO SAY THIS IS A WORKFORCE HOUSING PROJECT.

WHAT, WHAT I'M INTERESTED IN DOING IS PROTECTING THE COMMUNITY FROM THIS BECOMING SOMETHING OTHER THAN WE ARE SAYING WE WANT TODAY.

IN OTHER WORDS, IF IT IS SOLD, IT DOESN'T HAVE SOME SORT OF WORKFORCE HOUSING PROVISION ATTACHED TO IT, THEN IT COULD JUST BECOME ANOTHER APARTMENT COMPLEX ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND.

BUT L LET ME ASK YOU THIS, WOULD IT, WOULD IT NOT BE, INSTEAD OF A WORKFORCE HOUSING ASPECT, IT WOULD BE MORE OF A, A COVENANT ON IT OR RESTRICTION THAT WHAT IS AGREED UPON IN, IN WHEN IT'S FINAL THAT IT STAYS THAT WAY EVEN IF THE PROPERTY IS SOLD? YEAH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE MECHANISM IS.

I'M JUST TRYING TO SAY THAT THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR, FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE COMMUNITY.

SEAN COLE AND ASSISTANT TOWN MANAGER, UM, IN THE WORKFORCE AGREEMENT THAT WE WOULD EXECUTE ON A, UH, A TOWN COUNCIL ADOPTED WORKFORCE HOUSING POLICY, THERE ARE SOME ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.

ONE WILL BE THE AAMI, UM, AND THE, UM, AND THE, UM, PERCENTAGE OF THE NUMBER OF UNITS THAT ARE REQUIRED WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT.

THERE'S ALSO ELIGIBILITY, UM, ON HOUSEHOLDS THAT THEY SHOULD OCCUPY THE WORKFORCE HOUSING UNIT OR SOLE RESIDENCE.

UM, AND THE ELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS WILL HAVE AT LEAST ONE PERSON EMPLOYED WITHIN THAT BUSINESS.

SO THOSE ARE THE TYPES OF THINGS I THINK WE COULD HAVE LINKED TO, UM, THE WORK TO MAINTAIN THE WORKFORCE HOUSING REQUIREMENT BEYOND, UM, THE TIME IT'S OCCUPIED.

SO PERHAPS A QUESTION WOULD BE, UM, IF I ADD TO THE CONDITIONS I LISTED ABOUT INCREASING THE WORKFORCE HOUSING STANDARDS, SAY AND EXECUTE A WORKFORCE HOUSING AGREEMENT WITH THE TOWN, WOULD THAT SATISFY YOUR CONCERN? I'M, I'M INTERESTED IN THE LONGEVITY OF THE WORKFORCE HOUSING ASPECT OF THIS PROJECT, CUZ THAT'S WHY IT'S BEEN GIVEN THE PUBLICITY AND THE SUPPORT WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

YEP.

I, I UNDERSTAND THAT DIRECTION.

IF THAT'S, IF THAT'S INCLUDED IN ANY MEMBER.

I'M TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M, I'M CLEAR ON COUNCILMAN NAME'S, UH, REQUEST.

UM, CAUSE I THINK WE, WE, WE MAY BE TALKING ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT THINGS HERE.

ARE ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE SET ASIDE, MR. AMES? NO, I'M NOT.

YOU ARE SUGGESTING THAT WE PUT SOME TYPE OF A LANGUAGE IN SO THAT I DON'T HAVE THE SPECIFICS OF THE LANGUAGE.

NOT BRINGING MORE PEOPLE INTO THE ISLAND WHO DON'T ALREADY LIVE HERE.

BUT THE INTENT IS TO SAY THAT IF THIS PROJECT IS SOLD OVER TIME, IT, IT DOESN'T BECOME A WORK, UH, A APARTMENT COMPLEX ON SEAT PINE CIRCLE.

THE REASON THAT THIS WAS MAKING SENSE TO PEOPLE, AND I HAPPEN TO AGREE WITH THE, THE, UH, THE LOCATION IS THAT IT HAS A LOT OF APPEAL AS A WORKFORCE HOUSING PROJECT, BUT IF IT WERE TO BECOME SOMETHING OTHER AND PEOPLE MOVING ONTO THE ISLAND, WE WOULD BE IN TROUBLE.

AND SO YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT THIS PROJECT CAN BE REPLICATED IN 23 OTHER PROJECTS.

I'M NOT SAYING THAT IT'LL HAPPEN, BUT YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THERE ARE PROJECTS THAT ARE IN NEED OF REDEVELOPMENT REINVESTMENT.

AND SO THIS LANGUAGE DOESN'T SAY THAT THE NEXT GUY HAS TO BE DOING WORKFORCE HOUSING.

AND I JUST WANT TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE TODAY IS MAKING IT BETTER FOR WORKERS,

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I'LL SECOND THEM.

YOU, MR. YEAH.

SO, SO BASICALLY, SINCE YOU'RE SAYING SINCE IT HAS A COMPONENT OF WORKFORCE HOUSING, BECAUSE WE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AMI THAT ANY OTHER PROJECT THAT WANTS TO COME FORWARD OF THOSE 23 PROPERTIES WOULD ALSO HAVE TO HAVE A WORKFORCE HOUSING.

AND, AND, AND IT'S MORE, IT'S MORE THAN THE 15, 20 OR 25%.

THE, THE, THE, THE, THE WHOLE SUPPORT OF THIS IN THE COMMUNITY IS THAT IT IS PROVIDING WORKFORCE HOUSING FOR, FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED TO WORK ON THIS ISLAND.

THE NEXT PERSON NOT, MIGHT NOT BE INTERESTED IN THAT AT ALL.

THAT'S WHAT I'M TRYING TO PROTECT AGAINST.

MIKE, GO AHEAD.

MY TAKEAWAY IS THE INTENT OF THE ISLANDERS MIXED USE USE ITSELF.

THE ZONING TEXT ITSELF, WE NEED TO ADD TO CLARIFY TRUE AND INTENT.

THAT'S, THAT'S WELL SAID.

SO NOW THAT WE'VE GOT THAT LAID OUT, I'M VOTING ON THE, THE AMENDED AMENDED MOTION AMENDED AMENDMENT.

DID THE MAKER OF THE MOTION EXCEPT YEAH.

NO, NO, NO.

DON'T ACCEPT VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT.

NOT ON THE AMENDMENT.

LET'S VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT.

SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE AMENDMENT, RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AMENDMENT AS PRESENTED, BUT JUST, OH, SO EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS NOT JUST ME.

THE AMENDMENT PRESENTED BY PATSY MS. PRICE, THE FIRST VOTING ON MR. AMES AMENDMENT TO THE MOTION.

CAUSE SHE DOESN'T WANT, CURTIS HAS, SORRY, MR. COLTRANE HAS HIS HAND UP.

IT'S GETTING CONFUSING UP HERE.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME.

IF, IF, IF MS. IF, IF I UNDERSTOOD MR. AMES CORRECTLY, HE HAS PROPOSED A FURTHER AMENDMENT.

YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S TOTALLY UNDERSTAND.

I BELIEVE THAT MS. BRYSON DID CONSENT.

NO, DID NOT CONSENT TO THAT ON THE AMENDMENT.

CAUSE I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT TO SEE IF A MAJORITY OF COUNSEL WISHES TO ADD MR. AMES AMENDMENT TO MS. BRYSON'S.

WE SAID PATSY, SO WE'RE JUST GONNA CLARIFY IT.

THOSE IN FAVOR OF MR. THOSE IN FAVOR OF MR. AMES AMENDMENT TO PAT'S AMENDMENT, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

THOSE OPPOSED? OH, WILL YOU, I'M GOING TO ABSTAIN FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION.

I THINK THAT'S WHAT I GOT CLARIFICATION ON BEFORE THAT THE DECISIONS BEING VOTED ON HERE ARE STILL, OR WHILE THEY'RE ARE NOT WRITTEN IN STONE.

AND SO I'D LIKE TO HEAR MORE DISCUSSION AROUND THAT AND WHAT THAT MEANS.

THAT'S FINE.

SO I'M GONNA ABSTAIN YES OR NO.

I CAN'T DECIDE UNTIL I HEAR THE DISCUSSION.

I THINK IS THERE A TECHNICAL QUESTION AS TO WHETHER AN ABSTENTION IS PERMISSIBLE? THAT, THAT WOULD BE MY QUESTION TOO.

WHAT WAS THE QUESTION? ISN'T THAT ABSTENTION PERMISSIBLE? YES.

SO NOW WE'VE GOT A, UH, MAKE THE MAIN MOTION.

MAKE THE MAIN MOTION.

SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MAIN MOTION, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.

SO MOVED.

ALL RIGHT, YOUR HONOR, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, MAIN MOTION AS AMENDED BY MR. AS AMENDED BY MR. AMES? YES.

THIS IS A FIRST READING THOUGH.

WAIT, EX WAIT, MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THAT.

SO WE VOTED ON THE AMENDMENT, MR. AMES AMENDMENT, THEN WE VOTED ON THE MOTION AS AMENDED BY MR. AMES, WHICH INCLUDED THAT'S WHICH YOU ABSTAINED ON.

SO ESSENTIALLY I VOTED TO APPROVE, BUT CLARIFICATION AGAIN, AND I DON'T WANNA DRAG THIS OUT, BUT I DO WANNA MAKE SURE EVERYONE INCLUDING MYSELF, UNDERSTANDS THAT THE PROVISOS, UM, BUILT INTO, UH, MS. BRYSON'S MOTION ARE, UM, SUBJECT TO FURTHER DISCUSSION AND REVISION AT THE NEXT PRESENTATION.

OKAY? SO, UM, WE HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE THREE O, MS. YES.

MR. DESPAIN, I JUST HAVE A QUESTION CAUSE MAYBE, I DUNNO WHAT, I'M COMPLETELY CONFUSED.

SO ALL I WANNA KNOW IS YOU ALL ARE BOTH DOING SOMETHING THAT WE'LL HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION.

IS THAT CORRECT STATEMENT? UH, YES.

BECAUSE THE MOTION THAT WAS MADE, UM, ADDED SOME CAVEATS TO IT, THAT ONE THAT NEED TO BE DISCUSSED.

SO WE HAVE ABILITY TO ACCEPT OR NOT.

THAT IS, THAT IS CORRECT.

THAT IS CORRECT.

THAT THAT'S OKAY.

I DON'T WANT TO GET INTO A WHOLE LOT OF Q AND A, UM, BECAUSE WE, WE WILL BE HERE FOR A WHOLE HECK OF A LOT LONGER AND WE'VE GOT A FULL AGENDA THAT'S AHEAD OF US.

I, I GOTTA I GOTTA HOLD YOU OFF ON THAT MS. MOORE.

UM, CAN I JUST ADD ONE MORE PIECE THOUGH FOR CLARIFICATION FOR PEOPLE? ESSENTIALLY

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IT'S LIKELY TO BE, UH, COMING BACK WITH SOME REVISIONS.

INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION, UH, FOR THE PURPOSES AS STATED BY THE, UH, TIME MANAGER.

SO, UM, WE, WE'VE BEEN HERE SINCE THREE O'CLOCK.

THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT.

WE NEED A MOTION TO GO

[11. Executive Session (Part 2 of 2)]

YES, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

I WOULD JUST SAY AS IT READS ON THE AGENDA UNDER EXEC SESSION 11 A THROUGH.

, DO WE HAVE A MOTION TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION? SO MOVED.

SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND MR. A, DO WE HAVE ANY, UH, ACTION COMING OUT OF

[12. Action from Executive Session ]

EXECUTIVE SESSION? YES, MAYOR, WE ACTUALLY HAVE TWO MOTIONS.

THE FIRST IS I MOVE TO APPOINT THE FOLLOWING TO THE TOWN FOR RHODE ISLAND HOUSING ACTION.

SARAH JONES ANDERSON LUANA GRAVES SELLERS AND JACK ALDERMAN.

SECOND.

ALL OPPOSED SIX TO ONE.

HAVE A SECOND MOTION FOR COUNCIL TO ADOPT A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA CODE 28 DASH TWO DASH 10, ET CETERA, ET CETERA.

MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA 1983 AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF PROPERTY FOR THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY FOR A ROAD KNOWN AS MITCHELLVILLE LANE AND A PATHWAY EASEMENT DISCUSSION .