Nov 07, 2023 Hilton Head Island Town Council

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HOW TO CALL THIS MEETING DOOR. THAT'S A GOOD LEVEL OF JUSTF YOO BE ENTERTAINING AND TAKING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE KNOW I TO MAKE IT SEEM LIKE THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA WAS ONE NATION INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE. IT'LL CONTINUE STANDING FOR THE INVOCATION OF EQUAL LET PRAY. GOOD AND GRACIOUS GOD WE THANK YOU FOR THIS DAY FOR THE PEOPLE HERE WHO CARE SO MUCH FOR THIS ISLAND. WE THANK YOU FOR THE MAYOR, TOWN COUNCIL AND TOWN STAFF WHO WORK SO HARD TO KEEP HILTON HEAD THE WONDERFUL PLACE IT IS.

PLEASE BEST BLESS THE COUNCIL'S WORK AND DELIBERATIONS HELP IN THIS ROOM TO BE WISE, THOUGHTFUL, PATIENT AND HELP US TO ALWAYS BE MINDFUL OF THOSE WHO HAVE LESS THOSE WHO LACK FOOD LACK HOUSING, LACK SECURITY WHO LACK HOPE. WE PRAY FOR THE COURAGE TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT AND GOOD FOR ALL CITIZENS OF HILTON HEAD MAY WE PUT THE INTERESTS OF OTHERS ABOVE OUR OWN. MAY WE ACT WITH LOVE FOR THE COMMON GOOD AND WE BE GOOD NEIGHBORS RECOGNIZING YOUR IMAGE IN EVERY PERSON IN GOD'S NAME WE PRAY.

AMEN. QUESTION MR. ORLANDO, DO WE HAVE ANY ADJUSTMENTS TO THOSE

[4. Adoption of the Agenda]

[5. Approval of the Minutes ]

[6. Presentations and Recognitions]

GOOD AFTERNOON. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. WHILE NOT IN THE SCRIPT WE DO HAVE A NEW GENERATION IN OUR AUDIENCE MR. BARNWELL SCRAMBLING WITH GREAT GRANDBABY. SO I DO WANT TO SAY HI AS THE SUN IS SETTING WE MISS YOU AND HELLO AS PART OF THE SCRIPT I AM VERY TO INTRODUCE MR. THOMAS OXLEY.

ALTHOUGH IS DOING A STANCE SO WE CAN SAY HELLO TO YOU AND INTRODUCE OURSELVES TO YOU AS WELL. THOMAS IS OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OUR GULLAH GEECHEE HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP CAME IN FROM TULSA, OKLAHOMA AS WHERE HE'S ORIGINALLY FROM JUST A FEW DAYS AGO. THOMAS HAS MORE 20 YEARS OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE AND SPANS A VARIETY OF SECTORS FROM EDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE. MOST ■RECENTLYTHOMASWAS THE DIRECTOR OF SCHOOL OPERATIONS AT THE KIPP TULSA, WHICH IS A PREP HIGH SCHOOL AND THOMAS HAD A OF INVOLVEMENT WITH THE DEVELOPMENT AND SUCCESSFUL BUILD OUT OF THAT OF THAT NEW SCHOOL.

AND THEN THOMAS ALSO WORKED OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY AS AN INCLUSION OFFICER, CLINIC MANAGER, OUTREACH FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PHYSICIANS TULSA AND IS IS HERE HE IS OUR VERY FIRST EXACT DIRECTOR OF OF THE TOWNS ON THE COMMUNITIES COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND WE COULDN'T BE PLEASED TO HAVE YOU.

WELCOME FOR NOW, SIR. THAT'S ALL. OKAY.

I WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT A PROCLAMATION AND TAKE A MOMENT TO INVITE SOME SOME INDIVIDUALS UP YOU PUT ON THE DOCS. PLEASE COME UP. BARBARA AND BRIAN RUSSELL, GRANDDAUGHTER OF THE LATE EDDIE BRIAN RICHARD MITCHELL LET'S GO TO WHICH WAS THE CULTURAL DISCOVERY MUSEUM JANE THROUGH DIRECTOR OF OUTSIDE FOUNDATION ALONG WITH JASON MCCUNE AND BRITTANY WILLARD OF OUTSIDE HILTON HEAD. RAY CRAVER ISLAND RECREATION.

LEAH ARNOLD DIRECTOR AND CORNER OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND FESTIVAL. MR. THOMAS BARNWELL HILTON HEAD FISHING AND THEN ARE SOME OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT WE HAVE ASKED TO BE HERE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY AND THAT IS LARRY TUMA, BARBARA AND TANYA FROM PENNY HUDSON'S AND JEROME RIOTT . BUT I'M GOING TO READ WHAT WE HAVE COME UP WITH THIS WAY AND

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AND EACH OYSTER CAN FILTER APPROXIMATELY 50 GALLONS OF WATER PER DAY, THEREBY HELPING TO CLEAN 14,676,753,020 GALLONS OF WATER EACH YEAR. AND.

WHEREAS, SOUTH CAROLINA'S COASTLINE IS HOME TO INTRICATE WATERWAYS INCLUDING 20% OF ALL SALT MARSHES ON THE EAST COAST. AND WHEN SALT FRESHWATER COME TOGETHER IN THESE ESTUARIES THEY CREATE AN NOT OPTIMAL NATURAL ENVIRONMENT FOR THE GROWTH OF OYSTERS THE FOUNDATION THIS COMPLEX COASTAL ECOSYSTEM. AND.

WHEREAS THE OF OYSTERS TO OUR COMMUNITY DATES BACK SEVERAL THOUSAND YEARS WHEN HOME IN SOME OF NORTH CAROLINA NORTH AMERICA'S EARLIEST INHABITANTS CONSTRUCTED SHELL RINGS USING OYSTER SHELLS FROM FLORIDA TO NORTH CAROLINA WITH OVER A DOZEN OF THESE SHELL RINGS BEING LOCATED ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND. AND.

WHEREAS, IT IS ESTIMATED THAT OYSTER IN SOUTH CAROLINA GENERATES $8.7 MILLION ANNUALLY IN ECONOMIC IMPACT AND CREATES 130 JOBS ACROSS THE STATE AND DUE TO ITS IMPORTANCE FROM AN ENVIRONMENTAL, AGRICULTURAL AND ECONOMIC STANDPOINT THE OYSTER BE CELEBRATED FOR ITS SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE OVERALL HEALTH AND ENJOYMENT OF THE HILTON THAT ISLAND COMMUNITY. AND. WHEREAS THE TOWN WOULD LIKE TO JOIN IN CELEBRATION WITH MANY OF OUR LOCAL OYSTER GROWERS AND HARVESTERS SEAFOOD, RESTAURANT, SEAFOOD, RETAIL MARKETS AND RECREATIONAL OUTFITTERS, CONSERVATION ORGANIZATIONS, EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION, SEAFOOD FESTIVALS AND MANY OTHERS IN RECOGNITION THESE AND RECOGNIZING THE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS BY DECLARING THIS MONTH OF NOVEMBER TO BE HILTON HEAD ISLAND OYSTER MONTH AND COMMEND AS OBSERVANCE OBSERVANCE TO ALL RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS AND VISITORS. SO THANK VERY MUCH AND THANK YOU ALL FOR WHAT YOU DO AND MEAN FOR OUR LOCAL ECOSYSTEMS AND OUR WATERWAYS WITH YOUR PROTECTION AND SERVICING OF OYSTERS. AND MR. BARNWELL, I THINK FOR US TO SAY A COMMENT WELL COME ON UP AFTER OUR MARCH. MR. MAYOR, I'LL MAKE THIS VERY BRIEF FROM RECORD.

MY NAME IS THOMAS C BARNWELL JR . I AM A NATIVE FOR GENERATION NATIVE OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR COUNCIL MEMBERS AS WELL AS TOWN MANAGER STAFF FOR YOUR WORK AND THIS PRESENTATION TO HAPPEN HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF THE MANY WHO ARE DECEASED MEMBERS OF FORMER HILTON HEAD ISLAND FISHING COOPERATIVE.

I THE LAST LIVING MEMBER OF ORIGINAL ORGANIZATION. IT WAS 53 YEARS AGO THAT THE YOUNG SURF PLANT PLANS TO LOCATE AND BLUFF IN BLUFFTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.

DRAWING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE VOLUNTEERS AS WELL AS OCEAN LICK AND FISH LOU CHANNELS TO FILE A LAWSUIT TO STOP THE COMPANY IN A DISTRICT COURT SUIT AND COMPANIES ON HILTON HEAD JOINED THE LAWSUIT AFTER PUBLIC PRESSURE. THEN THE 777 MILE TRIP WAS MADE FROM HILTON ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA TO WASHINGTON D.C. ON A SHRIMP BOAT CALLED THE CAPTAIN THEN TO DELIVER 1 TO #5 OF SHRIMP TO SHEPHERD DURING ECHO ALONG WITH 90,000 SIGNATURES FROM RESIDENTS THROUGHOUT THE REGION. AT THAT POINT THEN ALLOWED TO LOCATE ON THE RIVER OVERTURNING BLUFF IT WOULD HAVE LOOKED AT THE WATER IN AREA THE SAME AS IT DID IN THE TEXAS. IT IS NOT IN COURT NOW. WE DON'T HAVE A PLAN BUT WE STILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO DEVELOP OUR LAND IN THE AREA AND THE GOLF AND THERE ARE MANY FAMILIES THAT PLAN TO GROW BUSINESSES. WE WOULD LIKE NOT TO MENTION

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THIS COMMUNITY IS STILL IN THE PROCESS OF FINDING NEW CROPS A NEW CROP.

IT'S CALLED BUSINESSES. IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT FOR US TO DO ALL WE CAN TO THIS PERSON IN ORDER THAT WE CAN DO AND FIND AN OUNCE OF PLANNING FOR THE NEW TO GROW ALONG WITH ADDITIONAL HELP FROM THROUGHOUT THE REGION OR TO BE AGGRESSIVE IN THE FUTURE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING ME TO MAKE THANK YOU MR. HORMEL.

YEAH, WE WANT TO GO OUT FRONT TOO. SO AFTER A GREAT YOU KNOW, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY AS WELL. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO MR. ANDREW DAVIS TO A COMMUNICATION QUARTERLY UPDATE. I HAVE A PROBLEM IS I THINK MY SPEECH IS SHORTER THAN THOMAS BARKLEY'S RESUME SO THAT'S THE ONLY ISSUE.

I PROMISE KIM, YOU CAN PUT ME ON THE CLOCK 3 MINUTES, I PROMISE.

YOU DON'T NEED TO SEE ANYBODY ANY TIME SO I'LL BE OKAY. HAVEN'T BEEN YET A QUARTER SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE. I ABOUT $0.17 WORTH OF INFORMATION FOR EVERYBODY OUT THERE SO IN CASE YOU FORGOT IT WAS THIS QUARTER THREE 6040 PICNIC WENT OUT VERY WELL INCLUDING THE APPEARANCE OF THE GOVERNOR ALONGSIDE OUR TOWN LEADERS AND FORMER MAYORS NOT TO MENTION THE CONCERT LATER ON WHERE WE COULD SEE A FEW PEOPLE ON THE DAIS ENJOYING THE BOTH MUSIC AND ACTIVITIES. MEMORIAL DAY THE SEPTEMBER 11TH EVENTS THE HILTON HEAD FIRE WERE BOTH WELL ATTENDED AND COVERED BY THE NEWS STATIONS AND NEWSPAPERS.

THE NORTH POINT WORKFORCE ANNOUNCEMENT BROUGHT OUT MULTIPLE MEDIA OUTLETS GATHERED A SERIES OF STORIES ALL SPOTLIGHTING THE EFFORTS TO DEAL WITH THIS GROWING ISSUE.

THOSE WERE STORIES THAT WENT GENERALLY WITHIN THE REGION IF NOT NATIONALLY.

WE STARTED WHAT HOPEFULLY WILL BE A NEW TRADITION AS WELL WITH A CANCER FREE EVENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MEMORIAL AND ALSO PARTNERED WITH HOPE FOR REASONS TO PLACE AWARENESS POSTERS IN BATHROOMS AND TOWN PARKS TO HELP VICTIMS POTENTIALLY FIND HELP.

NOW BOTH OF THESE OF COURSE ARE VITAL TO MAKING SURE THE CITIZENS OF OUR TOWN KNOW WE OFFER SERVICES OR HELP FOR ANYONE WHO IS NEED. WE'VE GOT MORE THAN THREE DOZEN TV STORIES IN THREE MONTHS ON EVERYTHING FROM WORKFORCE HOUSING TO PARKS IMPROVEMENT TO THE ADAPTIVE TRAFFIC SIGNALS TO OUR EVENTS INCLUDING CRESCENDO WHICH HAS A GREAT SUCCESS FOR EVERYBODY SO FAR. BOTH THE ISLAND PACKET AND POST AND COURIER HAVE ALSO DONE FEATURES ON ISLAND ACTIVITIES AND PLANS FOR FUTURE. I HAVE TO SAY THAT MY TEAM HAS BEEN ABSOLUTELY AMAZING SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE. THEY'RE KNOCKING OUT DOZENS OF NEWS RELEASES, MAPS, PRESENTATIONS A LITTLE BIT EVERYTHING FOR EVERYBODY.

WE'VE ADDED A LOT MORE VIDEO TO OUR REPERTOIRE BOTH ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND OTHERWISE ALONG WITH SENDING THINGS DIRECTLY TO THE TV STATIONS SO THEY CAN GET IT IN NOT JUST ONE BUT ALL THREE OF THEM AT ANY POINT IN TIME. SOCIAL MEDIA INCLUDING A SERIES ON CANCER INFORMATION WAS OUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INFORMATION AND WE AS WELL AS VICTIMS IN BOTH CASE AND AS SPOTLIGHT AS WELL ONGOING AWARENESS MONTH NEXT UP WHAT WE HAVE POSTS THIS WEEK ABOUT SOME OF THE AMAZING VETERANS RIGHT HERE THAT WE HAVE WORKING THE TOWN AS PART OF THE WEEK LONG CELEBRATION LEADING UP TO OUR VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION ON SATURDAY. NOT DONE YET.

WE'VE GOT LANTERN PARADE CHRISTMAS AND HANUKKAH CELEBRATIONS.

OF COURSE SANTA WILL BE HERE JUST IN CASE. YOU GUYS WERE WONDERING AS PART OF THE WEEK LONG CELEBRATION FROM HERE ON. WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE NAUGHTY AND NICE CHILDREN ALL GET WHAT THEY DESERVE. THERE ARE NO NAUGHTY ONES ANYWHERE HERE. AT LEAST DONE HERE. SO IN THE COMING YEAR WE ALSO HOPE TO WORK OUR SPANISH SPEAKING POPULATION TO MAKE SURE THEY GET THE INFORMATION ABOUT TOWN EVENTS AND THEY NEED AS WELL IN A LANGUAGE THEY UNDERSTAND BETTER.

WE'RE HOPING TO PARTNER WITH ONE OF THE LOCAL NEWS AGENCIES THAT DOES SPANISH SPEAKING TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. WE'RE ALSO PLANNING A PODCAST TO START IN JANUARY TO SPOTLIGHT TOWN EVENTS. ALSO HAVING SOME FUN AT THE SAME TIME HOPEFULLY AND WORKING ON BETTER ITEMS TO GET OUT TO THE PUBLIC AND DIGNITARIES AT ALL TOWN EVENTS THEY GET SOMETHING A LITTLE SPECIAL THAT SAYS THAT ISLAND INCLUDES THE GOAL IS SIMPLY TO BE PROACTIVE

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THANKS AS WELL. EXCUSE ME. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT UPDATE FROM MR. SHAWN COLEMAN ASSISTANT TOWN MANAGER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS WATER I GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR COUNCIL. MR. ORLANDO HOW ARE YOU FOLLOW DAVIS.

I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO GO OFF SCRIPT AND I THINK I'M GOING TO THE SPARKS FOR THE WEATHER EVENT THAT WOULD NORMALLY FOLLOW. I WILL NOT BE 3 MINUTES I'M SORRY BUT I'M HERE AND I'M THANKFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY MARK AND THE MAYOR HAVE GIVEN ME TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON ACTIVITIES THAT. THE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT MADE AND IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

SO NUMBER ONE AND AND ANALYSIS INDEPENDENT STUDY THE TOWN COUNCIL SUPPORTED CREATING AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO HELP GUIDE THE WORK A SCOPE OF WORK TO BRING ON A CONSULTANT THAT'S BEEN WAS ACTUALLY TALKED TO ON OCTOBER 13TH WITH AN LOCHBIHLER GROUP THE MILLER GROUP WHO COMMUNITIES DATA AND MOST ACCURATE FORECASTING TOOLS AVAILABLE THEY'VE BEEN IN BUSINESS OVER 40 YEARS UNABLE TO ADDRESS WHAT ROAD TRAFFIC, STRUCTURAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND WATER RESOURCE DESIGN. WE KICK OFF MEETING LAST FRIDAY NOVEMBER 3RD WITH THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO GO THROUGH THE PROGRAM AND TO SET EXPECTATIONS AND TO BEGIN IN EARNEST WORK WITH WHERE THE CONSULTANT THEY WERE INCLUDED AND AND AN ANALYSIS OF IMPACTS AND IMPLICATIONS FROM THE MAINLAND TO SUPINE CIRCLE DRIVE ON THE BUSINESS ROUTE SHOULD HAVE IT IN THE BEGINNING OF QUARTER TWO OF 2024. THE STUDY WILL INCLUDE THE INCORPORATE THE DATA FROM THE ADAPTIVE TRAFFIC SIGNALS WHICH WE'LL TALK ABOUT HERE IN JUST A FEW MINUTES BUT THAT WAS AN IMPORTANT ELEMENT AS IS THE TO ASSESS THE DETAILED IMPACTS AND MITIGATION OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CORRIDOR THROUGH THE SORRY COMMUNITY AGAIN ALL THE WAY DOWN TO SEA PINES CIRCLE. SO I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THE PROGRESS ON THAT ELEMENT NEXT. ELMO CODE WRITER SPONSORS THE RFQ FOR A HIGH CALIBER CODE WRITER ON OCTOBER 23RD. OUR SELECTION WILL EVALUATE PROPOSALS BY THE END OF THIS WEEK. WE ARE TARGETING THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 27TH TO HAVE IN-PERSON INTERVIEWS WITH FINALISTS WITH AN AWARD RECOMMENDED RECOMMENDATION FROM A SELECTION TEAM ON THE TOP FIRM TO THE TOWN MANAGER BY DECEMBER 4TH WE EXPECT CONTRACT NEGOTIATION TO A COUPLE OF WEEKS AND OUT OF CONTRACT BY DECEMBER 18TH AND WE'LL SHARE INFORMATION BEFORE END OF YEAR ABOUT A KICKOFF MEETING JANUARY OF 2024 EXTRA RESILIENCE PLAN NEXT STEPS AND SCHEDULE FOR Q THAT WAS THAT WAS SUBMITTED WE'VE TWO FINALISTS THAT HAVE BEEN INTERVIEWED WE THAT BOTH FIRMS HAVE UNIQUE QUALIFICATIONS AND CAPABILITIES AND WE'VE TALKED TO THEM LATE LAST WEEK AND EARLY TODAY ABOUT PARTNERING UP TO A MORE ROBUST AND MEANINGFUL COLLABORATIVE EFFORT TO DO A SWAT RELATED RESILIENCE AND THEN COME UP WITH CREATIVE IDEAS TO BE ABLE TO EXECUTE WITHOUT THE SAME THING OR RECOMMENDATION MANAGER BY NOVEMBER 17TH AND CONTRACT NEGOTIATION EXECUTION BY DECEMBER EIGHT.

SO WE'RE HAPPY ABOUT THAT PROGRESS. THOSE ARE THREE KEY LARGE LIFTS CONSULTANTS TO PROVIDE MEANING OF MEANINGFUL INFORMATION CONSISTENT WITH OUR PLANS STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN AND TOWN COUNCIL'S DIRECTIONS. SO I'M HAPPY THAT WE'RE MAKING GOOD PROGRESS THERE. I'M GOING TO JUMP INTO A OF PROGRAMS THAT COUNCIL CREATED A FEW YEARS AGO THE SAFE AND REPAIR PROGRAM WITH THAT PROGRAM THAT STARTED A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS AGO WE'VE HAD 118 APPLICATIONS COME THROUGH.

90 OF THOSE APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN APPROVED. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO EXECUTE 12 PROJECTS TODAY HAVE BEEN COMPLETED, 12 MORE UNDER CONTRACT AN ADDITIONAL EIGHT ARE UNDER PENDING FINAL CONTRACTOR QUOTES FUNDS SPENT DATE ARE 390,470 OUT OF A TOTAL

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SO YOU CAN WE CAN DO THE MATH HERE BUT I IT'S BEEN SUCCESSFUL AND ADDITIONAL FUNDING THERE COULD BE CONSIDERED LATERAL SEWER CONNECTION REQUIRED AT THE SAME TIME INITIAL INITIAL TRANCHE FROM OUR MONEY AN ADDITIONAL ALLOCATION THE LAST YEAR LAST YEAR WE GOT 32 APPLICATIONS FOR THAT PROGRAM 19 COMPLETED CONNECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE ADDITIONAL EIGHT CONNECTIONS ARE UNDER CONTRACT AND WE HAVE EIGHT ADDITIONAL APPLICATION QUALIFIED APPLICATIONS REMAINING A TOTAL OF 100,000 PER YEAR FOR THREE YEARS FOR 300,000 WE'VE SPENT $299,554 LEAVING $446 IN THE IN THAT ACCOUNT TWO ARE APPROVED THIS THIS WEEK WHICH BROUGHT THE TOTAL DOWN TO 446 AVAILABLE AGAIN SO VERY SUCCESSFUL PROGRAM POSITIVE FROM DEEP WELL IN THE PAST THE AND OUR PARTNERSHIPS THERE AND LOOK TO ADVANCE THAT IN THE FUTURE AND I WANT TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE SOME RECRUITMENT WE'VE HAD CHIEF HOUSING OFFICER FINALIST WE HAD ANOTHER ONE HERE YESTERDAY VERY POSITIVE ENGAGEMENT AND WE ARE EXTENDING A VERBAL OFFER TODAY FOLLOWED WITH A WRITTEN OFFER TOMORROW AND MARK SIGNED IT.

SO WE WILL EXTEND THAT OFFER AND WE'RE VERY OPTIMISTIC AT THE TALENT THAT WE'LL BE ABLE TO ACQUIRE AND BRING ON BOARD AND HELP OUR CAPACITY AND CAPABILITIES.

CHIEF ENVIRONMENTAL OFFICER WE HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH A FINALIST WE THINK IS A STRONG CANDIDATE THURSDAY THIS WEEK ON NOVEMBER 9TH AND IF ALL GOES WELL WE WILL HOPE TO MAKE AN EXTENSION OF AN OFFER TO THAT CANDIDATE AS WELL. SO AGAIN GOOD PROJECT PROGRESS THERE SEE IP COMPLETE PROJECTS ANDREW TALKED ABOUT ALL THE COMMUNICATION THAT THEY'RE PROVIDING. SOME OF IT IS ABOUT PROJECTS THAT ARE COMPLETE OR NEARLY COMPLETE BUT I WANT TO SHARE AND CELEBRATE WITH TOWN COUNCIL ,THE TOWN MANAGER, MY TEAM AND THE COMMUNITY, THE DELIVERY OF THE ADRIANNA COURTS THE PICKLEBALL COURTS THERE WE HAVE HEARD NOTHING BUT POSITIVE COMMENTS AND FEEDBACK ADDITIONAL EMAILS COMING IN TODAY AND THE DELIVERY OF SIX TOP QUALITY PICKLEBALL COURTS OUT OF THE TOWN HAS TAKEN COMPLETE OWNERSHIP OF THAT OF THAT PROPERTY WITH THE MANAGER AND COUNSEL.

WE'VE DELIVERED I THINK A NEW EXPECTATION FOR QUALITY OUR PROJECT MANAGER WHO WE HAD LUNCH WITH TODAY SAID WHEN HE SHOWS UP THE PEOPLE SAY HEY THERE'S A PROJECT MANAGER, YOU KNOW SO HE THINKS HE'S KING OF THE OF ADRIANNA COURTS OUT THERE WHICH IS GREAT.

WHAT WOODHAVEN LANE PATHWAY WE'RE VERY CLOSE TO THAT UNFORTUNATELY SPECTRUM DID A BORING AND THEY HIT A WATER MAIN AND TOOK OUT A SMALL SECTION OF A COMPLETED PATHWAY ARE WE OR WE WOULD BE A LITTLE CLOSER SOME OF THE THE GROWTH HAS TO OCCUR BACK IN THE DRAINAGE BUT WE'RE JUST A FEW WEEKS AWAY FROM GET SIGNING SIGN OFF THERE WE A MESSAGE FROM FROM A WOMAN VOICE THANKING THE TOWN FOR THE DELIVERY OF PATHWAY AND SHE MONITORED EVERY DAY AND WAS AND WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE QUALITY OF THE OUTCOME AND ALSO THE HARD WORK THAT WENT INTO THAT PATHWAY. SO MAKING A DIFFERENCE EVEN IF IT'S A SMALL PATHWAY SEGMENT TO SERVE THE COMMUNITY FULLY FUELED BOARDWALK AND PARK UPGRADE WE'RE GETTING VERY CLOSE TO REOPENING THAT THE BOARDWALK HAS DONE BUT DURING THE PARK CLOSURE WHICH WE ANNOUNCED THROUGH NOVEMBER 17TH TOOK AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE BATHROOMS THE SHOWER TOWERS THE AREA IN AND AROUND THE VEGETATION SPECIES AND AND I THINK IT'S IT'LL BE VERY WELL HAVING VISITED THE SITE A FEW TIMES IN THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS I'M PROUD OF WHAT THE TEAM HAS DELIVERED AND WE WE HOPE WE REOPEN THIS WEEK AND IF NOT GO WE PROVED RIGHT BRIAN HE'LL STAMP IT AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT COUNCIL'S OF THAT WE DID NOTIFY SURROUNDING PROPERTIES AND PROPERTY MANAGERS ABOUT THE IMPACT A LITTLE LATE AND FARTHER AFIELD FOR DRAYSON. WE'RE GETTING READY TO TRANSITION TO HERE AS EARLY AS NOVEMBER WE MADE SURE THAT MESSAGING WENT OUT MORE THAN 200 DIRECT MAILERS TO PROPERTY OWNERS AND PROPERTY MANAGERS TO LET THEM KNOW THE IMPACT AND IMPLICATIONS OF US MOVING TO DRIESSEN AND HAVING THOSE SAME POSITIVE IMPACT AN UPGRADE TO THAT.

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OH ADAPTIVE SIGNAL SYSTEM I SHOULD ABOUT ANOTHER ONE OF OUR PREMIER SO THE TOWN IS VERY NEAR THE END OF A VERY MEANINGFUL IMPORTANT PROJECT TO UPDATE ALL 25 TRAFFIC SIGNALS ON THE ISLAND WITH THIS ADAPTIVE TRAFFIC SIGNAL TECHNOLOGY SO IT INCLUDES WELL PARKWAY, PALMETTO BAY ROAD, POPE AVENUE THERE'S A COMBINED MORE THAN 1 MILLION VEHICLES THAT GO THROUGH ALL OF THOSE INTERSECTIONS IN A DAY. THINK ABOUT ALL THOSE ACTIVITIES AND TURNING MOVEMENTS. AND SO THIS TECHNOLOGY IS USED TO CHANGE IN THE TIMING OF SIGNALS BASED ON REAL DEMAND AND WE GOT A TEXT FROM OUR ONE ONE KEY STAFF THAT'S INVOLVED IN THE PROJECT. THEY SAID THEY MADE IT FROM ARROW ROAD OFF ISLAND WITH ONE ON ONE RED LIGHT AND I ONLY HAD ONE RESPONSE AS WELL AND THEN I DROVE THROUGH THE CORRIDOR AND AND PRETTY MUCH SIMULATED THAT SO I THINK WE'RE SEEING SOME POSITIVE IMPROVEMENTS THERE. NOT ONLY DID WE UPDATE THE SIGNALS WITH THIS ADAPTIVE TECHNOLOGY, WE ALSO INCREASED THE GROUNDING CAPABILITY, THE POWER AND THE CABINETS WERE UNDERSIZED AND DIDN'T MEET THE RIGHT SPECIFICATION OPTIONS. SO WE WERE SORT OF SUSCEPTIBLE TO SOME ISSUES WITH SOME EVENTS AND WE MITIGATED THAT THAT CONDITION SO THAT ARE MUCH MORE RESILIENT WITH OUR ADAPTIVE TRAFFIC SIGNAL TECHNOLOGY WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE SYSTEM WHEN IT STARTED TO GO LIVE IN OUR SIGNALS ON NOVEMBER 1ST AND WE'LL WE'LL CONTINUE TO LEARN FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS THAT SYSTEM IS FULLY INTEGRATED AND WE AND WE CAN MAKE SOME FINAL ADJUSTMENTS TO THAT AS NEEDED. I'LL I'LL I'LL SKIP THROUGH THE NEXT THREE PAGES ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL DETAILS ON THE ADAPTIVE IF IF THAT'S GOOD FOR YOU BUT I WOULD JUST TALK ABOUT THE GOALS CONGESTION, TRAVEL TIMES, INTERSECTION DELAYS, NUMBER OF STOPS AND REDUCE EMISSIONS AND FUEL CONSUMPTION IMPROVED SAFETY CORRIDOR FOR BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIANS AS WELL AS DETECTION SYSTEMS THAT ACCURATELY ACCOUNT FOR THOSE MOVEMENTS AS WELL ON THE SYSTEM PROVIDE REAL TIME COMMUNICATION THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM AND A BETTER COORDINATION WITH PUBLIC AGENCIES TO AT REGION WIDE APPROACH IF THE COUNTY MOVES FORWARD WITH ADDITIONAL UP FIT FOR SIGNALS FURTHER OUT TO 95 THEN WE HAVE A MUCH BETTER REGIONAL SYSTEM AS.

WELL ALL RIGHT JANESVILLE PATHWAY THIS PROJECT WAS BUDGETED AND THE TOWN CERP AND 2023 STARTED WITH PULMONARY PLANNING IN JANUARY DOING A FEASIBILITY ASSESSMENT WHICH WAS COMPLETED IN MARCH OF 2023. BASED ON THAT FEASIBILITY WE ORDERED A SURVEY THE AREA IN MAY IT WAS COMPLETED IN JULY 2023. THE PROJECT WAS AGAIN BUDGETED AND IN THE CURRENT TOWNSHIP FISCAL 2020 2024 FOR DESIGN PERMITTING AND EASEMENT ACQUISITION WE CURRENTLY PLAN TO ADVANCE THE DESIGN BEGINNING IN JANUARY AND THEN THERE'S A SEQUENCE OF STEPS THAT WE NEED TO TAKE FROM FROM EXECUTING THAT INITIAL DESIGN TO PROJECT COMPLETION DESIGN PERMITTING ACQUISITION COST ESTIMATION AND CONSTRUCTION TO COMPLETE THE PATHWAY INSTALLATION. SO WE'RE ON TRACK MOVING THAT ALONG NEXT STEP WELL WE'LL TAKE CARE AFTER THE FIRST OF THE YEAR AND WE WILL MOVE TO ADVANCE THAT THROUGH THE PROCESS AND BRING THAT FORWARD IN UPCOMING CERP AS WELL DIRT PAVING UPDATES PLAINFIELD ROAD FREDDY'S ALICE PERRY DRIVE, METROPOLE ROAD, ALFORD LANE ARE ALL ACTIVE IN OUR SYSTEM PLAINFIELD ROAD. WE HAD A 100% PARTICIPATION UNTIL WE WERE READY TO GET TO THE ACQUISITION PHASE AND SOME OWNERS HAD SOME ADDITIONAL REQUESTS.

SO WE'RE NOTIFYING ALL THE OF THAT REQUEST TO SEE IF WE CAN GET THAT BACK ON TRACK AND MOVE THAT FORWARD. FRIDAY'S WAY WE RECEIVED THE RAM SURVEY LAST WEEK AND THOMAS AND IS WORKING TO VERIFY AND FINALIZE THE PLANS FOR THAT PROJECT FOR THAT DIRT ROAD PAVING PROJECT ALICE PERRY DRIVE WE DID SOME ADDITIONAL SURVEY HERE FISH ALL AND SURVEY WAS PLANNED TO BE ONSITE THIS WEEK EARLY NEXT TO TAKE THOSE NEXT STEPS FOR THAT PROJECT MITCHELL HILL ROAD THERE WAS A FINAL QUESTION ABOUT EASEMENT AND STORMWATER IMPACTS TO PROPERTY OWNER AND SO WITH THAT WE WILL WORK TO FINALIZE PLANS AND THE ARRANGEMENT FOR LAND DONATION ALONG MITCHELL ROAD AND ALFRED LANE WILL ENGAGE WITH THE DESIGN TEAM ONCE OUR

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I'M ABOUT HALFWAY DONE SWA OF SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING WE'VE BEEN ACTIVELY WORKING WITH A FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS ON THIS. THERE'S A RFQ AND RESPONSE HAD A WORK PROGRAM OF EIGHT TASKS WE COMPLETED THE KICKOFF MEETING GATHERING REVIEW AND RELEVANT DATA WE'VE ENGAGED IN THIS IN THE SWA OF CURRENT RECYCLING AND SOLID WASTE ON HILTON HEAD WE HAVE DRAFT PRESENTATION COMPLETE ON THAT TASK THREE WE'RE EVALUATING OPTIONS FOR RECYCLING AND SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT AND THEN WE'VE GOT A SCHEDULE BRING THIS FORWARD FOR COMMITTEE FOR OUR INITIAL DISCUSSION IN DECEMBER AND COMPLETE THE WORK AND DRAFT FINAL REPORT IN 2024 TO BRING TO COUNCIL ISLANDERS BEACH PARK .

ONE THING IS WE INSTALLED SOME NEW FANS. THE PAVILIONS HERE RECENTLY WAS VERY WELL RECEIVED AN IDEA FROM AN AREA RESIDENT TO INCREASE THE COMFORTABILITY AND THE 88 PAVILION THAT WE BUILT AND THE OTHER PAVILIONS UP TO TWO FANS WERE INSTALLED AND EACH OF THOSE PAVILIONS ON ISLANDERS THE BIGGER PICTURE IN APRIL 2023 COUNCIL APPROVED THE MASTER PLAN WHERE THE EMPHASIS ON BUILDING THE CENTRAL PATHWAY AND THE RAISED CROSSWALK ON FARLEY FIELD IN MAY WE HAD THE STRATEGIC MEETING WITH CONSULTANTS TO THE FACING TOWN COUNCIL APPROVED THE PLAN SHOWING SEPARATE PARKING FOR THE METERED SPACES SOME INTERNAL CONVERSATION HELD ABOUT ADDING THIS TO PHASE ONE BUT NOT INITIATED IN PHASE ONE.

WE ARE MOVING FORWARD WITH THE CENTER WALKWAY TO HAVE THE COMPLETE FOR THE CURRENT BEACH SEASON AND THEN THE DESIGN BUILD CONTRACT TO EXECUTE THE LARGER PHASE AND APPROVED MASTER PLAN THAT COUNCIL ADOPTED TO DELIVER THAT FOR THE VISITOR SEASON IN 2025 AND MITCHELL OF FREEDOM PARK WITHIN CIP THE TOWN WILL BE PROVIDING IMPROVEMENTS TO THE DRIVE OUT PARKING AREA IN 88 COMPLIANCE. OUR CURRENTLY AWAITING SHIP PERMIT STATE HISTORY PRESERVATION OFFICE PERMIT ABOUT GEOTECHNICAL BORINGS WE'VE WE'VE SUBMITTED THE COASTAL ZONE PERMIT AND ON JULY 20TH THE PERMITTING THERE IS TAKING A WHILE SIX SOMETIMES 6 TO 9 MONTHS TO GET THAT. BUT WE'RE ALSO COORDINATING WITH ARCHEOLOGICAL PHASE ONE SURVEY WITH MY WORD THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF METRO WILL.

SO WE ARE ADVANCING THAT THAT PROJECT MID ISLAND PHASE ONE CONTRACT AMENDMENT WAS FULLY EXECUTED OCTOBER 3RD PROJECT KICKOFF IS SCHEDULED I'M OUR CONSULTANT ON NOVEMBER 14TH PHASE ONE FOCUSES ON GRADING REMOVAL OF INVASIVE TRAILS WATERBODIES INTERCONNECTIONS AND AND HABITAT RESTORATION. THIS WILL BE A COMMITMENT TO ECOLOGY AND RESTORATION AND IT WILL INCLUDE THE TRAILS AND IN AT CHARLES PATHWAYS AND RESTROOM FACILITIES IN THIS PHASE ONE TOWN HALL LANDSCAPE THING I HOPE THAT YOU'VE NOTICED COMING INTO TOWN HALL SOME IMPROVEMENTS HAVE HAPPENED HERE TOWN HALL LANDSCAPING COMPLETED IN OCTOBER TOWN HALL ENTRANCE IRRIGATION AND LANDSCAPING WE'VE ADDED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF OF LANDSCAPING SOD IN IRRIGATION HERE AT OUR HALL ONE KEY COMPONENT IS THE ZERO ESCAPE GUARDING IN THE LAGOON BEHIND KIND OF BEHIND WHERE COUNCIL IS WAS RESTORED TO IMPROVE FUNCTIONAL ITS FUNCTION ABOUT 60 DUMP TRUCK LOADS OF SEDIMENT THAT HAVE BUILT UP OVER 40 YEARS WERE REMOVED FROM THAT FROM THAT FACILITY AND SO NOW IT'S FUNCTIONING FUNCTIONALLY MUCH BETTER. THERE'S ADDITIONAL AMENITIES OUT HERE IN THE IN WHAT WE CALL THE BACK COURTYARD WE'RE SEATING AREAS AND ACTIVITIES AND STAFF HAS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF HOLDING DISCUSSIONS AND MEETINGS OUT THERE AND I THINK IT'S BEEN WELL RECEIVED.

WE SPENT AN AWFUL LOT OF TIME IN THIS FACILITY AND OUR CAMPUS AND A COMMITMENT TO OUR STAFF AND AND QUALITY AND KIND OF WALKING THE HERE. RIGHT.

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I'M ALMOST DONE. OKAY. THE STORMWATER COMPONENT I WANTED TO REALLY COVER WAS A LOT AND PUMP STATION WE HAVE TO WORK WITH SEA PONDS AND CSA TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE READY FOR ANY STORM OF THAT THERE'S THREE THREE PUMPS AND AND FIVE CONTROL GATES THAT IMPACT A SIGNIFICANT PORTION ABOUT A QUARTER OF THE SOUTH END OF THE ISLAND FROM A STORMWATER STANDPOINT WE HAVE ORDERED ALL THREE NEW PUMPS TO WILL BE HERE IN FEBRUARY WITH INSTALLATION IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT HURRICANE SEASON AND SO WE'VE COORDINATED VERY WELL THAT COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE SOME ASSURANCE THAT WE'RE COMMITTED TO DRAINAGE AND IMPROVEMENTS AND RESILIENCY GOING FORWARD. MANAGER WHO I DON'T FOLLOW ANDREW DAVIS AND NEXT TIME ANDREW I'M TO HELP YOU HELP ME KEEP AN EYE ON SHOW.

I GOT IT I GOT TO SAY THAT THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT EVERYTHING THAT THE STAFF HAS BEEN DOING BECAUSE THAT'S A THAT'S A LONG LIST GROCERY ITEMS THAT NOT ONLY HAVE BEEN COMPLETED BUT HELP MAKE THE COMMUNITY BETTER. SO SO THANK YOU FOR ALL THAT AND I LOOK FORWARD ACTUALLY HAVING MORE IN THE FUTURE. ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? MR. SANFORD JOHN, I'M FASCINATED AND PLEASED ABOUT THE ADAPTIVE TRAFFIC SIGNALS SHORT OF HAVING A FULL BLOWN TRAFFIC STUDY WE HAVE ANY WAY TO MEASURE THE IMPACT OF THOSE SIGNALS ONCE THE SYSTEM IS FULLY IMPLEMENTED. SO THERE THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO COLLECT DATA IN REAL TIME AND SO IN THE PAST WHERE WE'VE DONE TRAFFIC COUNTS AND TAKING AND HAVE TAKEN TO ACCOUNT TURNING MOVEMENTS WITHOUT THE ABILITY OF ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION MORE READILY RIGHT IN REAL TIME AND WE CAN WE CAN TRACK PERFORMANCE AGAINST THE ANNUAL EVALUATION THAT WE'VE DONE HERE IN THE PAST AND SEE WHERE WE ARE IMPROVING PERFORMANCE IN THE SYSTEM. PEOPLE WILL APPRECIATE IT CERTAINLY YOU CAN GET FROM SLEEP ON CIRCLES OUT ACROSS THE BRIDGE RECORD AND YOU HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST AND I HOPE THAT SOME WAY WE CAN MEASURE THAT TO SHOW THAT. THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU. LIKE A THANK ME I SHALL I AND THANK YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR ALL OF THE WORK THAT YOU ALL HAVE BEEN DOING. YOU'RE ALWAYS PATIENT WITH US AND WE KNOW THAT YOUR TIME IS VALUABLE. OBVIOUSLY IN WEST BEND.

JUST A FOLLOW UP ON GLENN'S QUESTION. THOSE WENT LIVE NOVEMBER 1ST.

THEY ARE CURRENTLY STARTING TO COLLECT DATA OR IS THAT TO COME ? YEAH. SO WE STARTED GO LIVE WE STARTED THE SOUTH END YOU KNOW WE DIDN'T WANT TO START A SQUARE POP ROAD AND BE THE FIRST ONE TO GO LIVE JUST KNOWING IMPACT OR AN APPLICATION FOR PEAK HOUR SO STARTED OUT IN THE SOUTH END AND MOVED NORTH YES THERE'S AN ABILITY FOR THEM THEY'RE CALIBRATED AND FULLY OPERATIONAL TO WORK TOGETHER TO HELP WITH PERFORMANCE. YES DATA WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN THE SHORT TERM FROM FROM THE OPERATIONS, THE SIGNALS AND THE TYPE OF DATA THAT IT'S COLLECTING. YOU MENTIONED TRAFFIC AND TURNING IS WHAT WE'VE COLLECTED OVER THE PAST SO WILL WE SEE A CORRELATION BETWEEN THE AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC COMING THROUGH AT WHAT TYPE OF RATE VERSUS WHAT WE HAD BEFORE IS THAT THE RATIO OR WHAT IS THE TYPE OF DATA THAT WILL CLICK? YEAH I THINK WE CAN CERTAINLY PROVIDE COME BACK AND PROVIDE A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL ON THE DATA COLLECTION AND THE AND THE CAPABILITY CAPACITY OF THAT.

I KNOW RIGHT NOW FOR THE NEXT FEW WEEKS SO I WOULDN'T EXPECT DATA TO COME OUT TOMORROW TO BE THIS IS PERFECTLY RELIABLE WE NEED A FEW COUPLE FEW WEEKS PROBABLY THROUGH THE END OF THE MONTH TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SYSTEM IS TALKING EACH OTHER. WE WORKED OUT ANY KINKS THAT IT'S CALIBRATING AND AND COMMUNICATING AS A SYSTEM AND THEN WITH THAT SEE WHAT OUTPUTS WE CAN CAN GENERATE FROM THE SYSTEM COMPARED TO WHAT WE WE'VE DONE ON AN ANNUAL BASIS.

SO I WOULD LOVE THE OPPORTUNITY AT SOME POINT THAT MAYBE IT'S A COMMUNITY SERVICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY TYPE OF DISCUSSION TO LOOK AT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE TRANSPORTATIONS SYSTEM AND ALSO HOW IT MIGHT IMPACT SAFETY RIGHT IN THE IN THE ENTIRE SYSTEM IS OF REDUCING CRASHES IS IT BETTER WITH BEING COMPARED CONFLICT SO THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THE BENEFITS OF THIS TECHNOLOGY AND THE INSTALLATION AND THE INVESTMENT THAT WE'VE MADE TO TO IMPROVE HERE. RIGHT. AND ALL OF THAT IS IMPORTANT

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I THINK THERE'S AREAS THAT WOULD BE IN A CONSTRUCTION PHASE AND OTHER AREAS BE OPEN FROM A PATHWAY OR MOVEMENT THROUGH THERE AND WE'LL HEAR MORE ABOUT THAT AS IT STARTS TO SO WE'RE WELL NOTIFIED IF PEOPLE ARE USING IT ON A REGULAR BASIS FOR WALKING AND JOGGING AND WHATEVER ELEMENTS IN THE LAST THING I HAVE ON MY LIST HERE IS YOU MENTIONED STORMWATER AND I THAT THERE'S ALWAYS AN EMPHASIS ON STORMWATER THROUGHOUT THE ISLAND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTROL FLOODING ETC.. AND I THINK COMRADES COUNCILMAN ROOTS WAS HERE BEFORE AND I WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO HIM BECAUSE THE COUNTY HAS COME IN TO HELP IN THE PARKS BEACH AREA. THAT EXPERIENCE IS FLOODING A FAIRLY REGULAR BASIS. I'M WONDERING WHAT POINT THE TOWN CAN GET INVOLVED IN TRYING TO CREATE A SYSTEM SO THAT THE ROADS IN THE SEASIDE IN THAT NO LONGER FLOOD I REALIZE WE'RE OUTSIDE OF THE GATES ESTIMATES AND I AS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF THAT AREA IS ASKING I THINK A BIG PART OF THE RESILIENCE PLAN WILL LOOK IN SWOT ASSESSMENT IS GOING TO LOOK AT AREAS OF VULNERABILITY AND THE HIGH RISK FOR FLOODING WHERE WE SHOULD CONSIDER OPTIONS RIGHT WHETHER IT'S INVESTMENT WHETHER IT'S A GENERALLY SPEAKING THOSE ROADS ARE COUNTY OWNED AND TUSCALOOSA AND COUNCILMAN RICH HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL AND SUPPORTIVE OF THE RESIDENTS

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THANK YOU. OTHER COMMENTS AS QUICKLY THANK YOU AND THANK YOU MR. CULLEN AND ALSO MR. DAVIS GETTING THE WORD OUT ON SOME OTHER PROJECTS WHICH INVOLVE THE PUBLIC A LOT OF THOSE PROJECTS YOU MENTIONED ESPECIALLY SOME NEW STORMWATER WORK RIGHT OUT HERE OUTSIDE OF OUR BOUNDARIES ON REXFORD DRIVE WITH FOLKS COMING AND GOING FROM THIS AREA ON AND THEN ALSO DOWN IN THE MAIN STREET AREA ON THAT LAGOON SO I THINK IT'S HELPFUL TO CONTINUE TO NOTIFY THE PUBLIC ABOUT THOSE SO FOLKS KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AND I AM EXCITED TO HEAR THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT PERHAPS SIGNING A CONTRACT ON THE RESILIENCE PLAN AROUND NOVEMBER 17 I THINK YOU SAID SO I'M THAT AS SOON AS THAT SIGNED WE COULD HAVE SOME SORT OF ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT THAT MAYBE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SCOPE OF WORK AND TIMING AND THE SAME THING I THINK IT'D BE GOOD TO FOLLOW UP ON THE MID ISLAND TRACK ABOUT THE SCOPE OF WORK AND THE TIMING SO THAT QUESTIONS SUCH AS MS. BECKER JUST RAISED ABOUT THE WHOLE PARK BE SHUT DOWN ETC. SO I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL WHEN THAT GETS STARTED OTHERWISE FOR THE LONG LIST AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND YOU KNOW I'VE HEARD ACCOLADES ABOUT THE NEW PICKLEBALL COURTS I'M EXCITED TO SEE THAT LOOKS LIKE QUALITY WORK AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO QUALITY WORK. SO THANK FOR ALL THAT FROM THANK YOU MR. MAYOR. GOING TO THANK YOU FOR THE REPORT.

I GUESS THIS JUST THIS COMMENT IS MORE FOR COUNCIL AS. MR. COLON HAS GONE THROUGH THIS LOCKDOWN AS HE'S MENTIONED TWO POINTS TO THE BANK DIRECTLY AFFECT OUR INITIATIVE WHEN IT COMES TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING THERE'S THE HOME SAFE PROGRAM AND THE SEWER CONNECTION PROGRAM AND HE DIDN'T DO ANY EXACT MATH. BUT WHAT I'M FEELING IS THAT AT POINT WE'RE GOING TO START TO RUN OUT OF MONEY. WE ALL KNOW THAT THAT MONEY CAME FROM THE FEDS. IT'S TAKEN US A COUPLE OF YEARS TO SORT OF GET OURSELVES GOING BUT IF WE WERE TO TRY TO PREDICT THE FUTURE, I'M SURE THERE'S GOING TO BE A NEED FOR MORE FUNDS BECAUSE THE DEMAND IS ACTUALLY THERE. SO I'M JUST MAKING A POINT OF A WITNESS. PLUS AS A COUNCIL AS WE IT TO BUDGET SEEKING THINGS RIGHT.

I WAS JUST GOING TO SAY MR. BOX HE'S GOING TO SOLVE THAT PROBLEM AS ANY COMMENT.

YEAH JUST IT'S GREAT SEE ANDREW UP HERE IN PERSON I KNOW YOU'RE JUST GETTING WARMED AND WE CANNOT BE MORE PLEASED TO HAVE YOU HERE WITH US AND SHAUN AND I THINK IT'S OBVIOUS TO ME AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE HEAR ME SAY THIS IN FRONT OF EVERYBODY IS IS JUST NOT READING THE SCRIPT. HE KNOWS THE DETAILS CAN ASK HIM ANY QUESTION ABOUT ANY TOPIC ON ANY DAY FROM ANY AND HE DOESN'T HAVE TO ALWAYS LOOK BACK TO THE BACK OF THE ROOM TO FIND BRIAN MCELWEE, MISSY LUECK OR ZENAS MORRIS HE'S GOT A GREAT TEAM YOU'RE LEADING VERY WELL AND I CAN'T SAY THANK YOU ENOUGH. THANK YOU, SIR.

THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR THAT. NOW WE MOVE ON TO GENERAL REPORT FROM TOWN COUNCIL SO REAL QUICKLY I'D JUST LIKE TO STATE THAT HOPEFULLY WE GET OUT OF HERE IN TIME FOR THOSE WHO HAVEN'T VOTED WE'LL STILL HAVE A CHANCE TO GO AND VOTE TODAY SO.

[7. Reports from Members of Town Council]

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I WOULD LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK ADAM HARVEY WHO IS NOT HERE AND THE TOWN'S MARK ORLANDO FOR PUTTING THE CAROLINA ERIC ART PROJECT DOWN AT CELEBRATION PARK.

WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT TO THIS COMMUNITY? PIGGYBACKING ON THE OYSTERS COMMENDATION ALSO LOGGERHEAD TURTLES CAROLINA PARAKEET AIN'T BECAUSE OF LOSS OF HABITAT THIS COMMUNITY SHOULD BE MINDFUL AT EVERY STEP THAT IT CAN DO OUR PART INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY TO EXTEND HABITAT NATURAL WORLD THANK YOU. OKAY.

THESE ARE REPORTS I KNOW JUST A SIMPLE CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYONE WHO WAS INVOLVED IN CONCOURS D'ELEGANCE IT IN MY HUMBLE OPINION A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS IS ALWAYS OF THE TOP EVENTS HERE IN HILTON HEAD AND HELP US ANYONE WHO HASN'T EXPERIENCED IT MAKE SURE THAT NEXT TIME IT'S ON THEIR LIST OF THINGS TO DO. IT'S A GREAT TIME, GREAT EVENT AND BRINGS A LOT OF A LOT BACK TO THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU I THINK FOR ALL OF THE THANK YOU. WE WANT TO REPORT ON THE LOWCOUNTRY AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY. MR. SANFORD YES. LET'S HAD A MEETING RECENTLY MOST OF THE EFFORTS IN LAS THIS TIME HAD TO DO WITH IMPROVEMENT OF THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC ON HIGHWAY 170 WHERE INTERSECTS TO 78 HEADING TOWARDS BEAUFORT THERE'S GOING TO BE ENORMOUS GROWTH IN THAT AREA AND THE REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY IS TRYING TO PROMOTE BETTER FLOW OF TRAFFIC IN THAT AREA. THANK YOU.

MR. BECKER WILL COMMENT ON THIS AT THE RECENT MEETING OF THE ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS NOT REALLY DEALING THE END AND TRAFFIC STUDY IT WAS MENTIONED THAT LOWCOUNTRY TRANSPORTATION GROUP IN 2026 WAS GOING TO STUDY THE POSSIBILITY OF ANOTHER LOCATION FOR A OF A SECOND BRIDGE TO BE HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE AGENDA FOR FUTURE CONSIDERATION IT IS JUST AND JUST A POINT UP THERE TO LOOK AT IN A COUPLE OF YEARS DOES THAT MEAN THE ACTION WILL DO IT IN A COUPLE OF YEARS THAT'S NOT IN MY CONTROL SORRY OH WE WILL CERTAINLY PUSH THAT.

YES AND IT WOULD BE I THINK THE COMMUNITY AN EXTREMELY IMPORTANT STEP TO TAKE THIS PARKER LOWCOUNTRY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS I DON'T HAVE A REPORT BUT I CONCUR WITH MY COLLEAGUE COUNCILMAN ALFORD ON THAT SECOND BRIDGE CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE KNOWN IF THAT IS A REALITY AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH OUR OWN END AND STUDY.

THANK YOU JAMES. THANK YOU. AIRPORTS AT THE TERMINAL GROUNDBREAKING WILL OCCUR THIS THURSDAY AT 10:00. THE IS INVITED.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, MR. SANFORD TO YOU FOR SOUTHERN LOWCOUNTRY REGIONAL BOARD AS THE SOUTHERN REGIONAL BOARD IS CONTEMPLATING ISSUES FOR IT TO DEAL WITH IN THE COMING YEAR WHICH WOULD INCLUDE SUCH AS WATERWAY PROTECTION DEALING WITH ABANDONED BOATS WHICH IS A ISSUE DEALING WITH THE EDUCATION ON THE BALLOT HERE TODAY EDUCATION, TRANSPORTATION, RECREATION, HOUSING, TOURISM WORKFORCE TRAINING, SAFETY AND SECURITY RECYCLING REPORTS FROM THE VARIOUS UTILITIES ABOUT

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THANK YOU, MR. BROWN ALLEN RECREATION ASSOCIATION OF PUERTO RAY BACK TO MR. BECKER COMMUNITY SERVICE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE WE HAVE A MEETING THIS COMING MONDAY AT 10:00 OUR INVITED WE WELCOME YOU AND YOUR COMMENTS. I WANT TO ASK A QUESTION IF I MAY ON AND MR. SANFORD'S REPORT THE PAINTED BOAT ISSUE AROUND THE ISLAND WAS SOMETHING THAT I RECENTLY HAD A LOT OF FOLKS CONTACTING ME OVER AND I KNOW I SPOKE TO MARK I SPOKE TO YOU AND WE MAY HAVE SPOKEN ALSO AND THERE WAS I UNDERSTOOD THAT THE TOWN WAS GOING TO BE DEVELOPING AN ORDINANCE THAT THE ORDINANCE HAS BEEN HAS BEEN WRITTEN. I'M WORKING WITH THE OTHER MAYORS IN THE AREA TO GET THEM TO SIGN ON TO THAT ONE AS WELL. AND THAT IS SOMETHING THAT WE'LL BE BRINGING FORTH IN THE YEAR. OKAY.

SO WE DO HAVE SOME ACTIVITY ON THAT. THANK YOU, MR. JAMES.

PUBLIC PLANNING. THANK YOU. THE PUBLIC PLANNING COMMITTEE WILL MEET THIS THURSDAY EXACTLY AT THE SAME TIME THE TERMINAL GROUNDBREAKING 10:00.

THANK YOU AND I'M GOING TO GO TO MR. BROWN REPORT OF THE FINANCE ADMINISTRATION.

EVERY COMMITTEE WILL BE MEETING ON NEXT TUESDAY THE 14TH AND I'D HAVE THANKSGIVING ON THE 21ST. SO ALL THE BOARD TO ATTEND NEXT THURSDAY.

[8. Appearance by Citizens]

AT THE END OF THE 3 MINUTES YOU ARE ASKED TO CONCLUDE YOUR COMMENTS.

PLEASE MAINTAIN THE 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 TOWN COUNCIL PLEASE GIVE THEM TO THE TOWN CLERK AFTER YOU'RE FINISHED SPEAKING.

KIMBERLY DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP FOR TODAY? YES.

GRAY SMITH. HEY, MR. SMITH. GOOD AFTERNOON.

MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AND TOWN MANAGER ORLANDO GRACE SMITH WHEELERS CREEK WAY HILTON HEAD ISLAND I WAS ONE OF A NUMBER OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND RESIDENTS WHO ATTENDED INITIAL PUBLIC MEETING OF THE 278 CORRIDOR ADVISORY COMMITTEE WITH THE TRAFFIC CONSULTANT THE LUDMILLA GROUP ANY OF US SAT THERE NOT QUITE BELIEVING THE DIRECTION THE MEETING TOOK FOR FOUR YEARS RESIDENTS OF HILTON HEAD HAVE CALLED UPON THE TOWN COUNCIL TO HIRE AN INDEPENDENT TRAFFIC ENGINEERING CONSULTANT TO UTILIZE THEIR EXPERTIZE TO MAKE A COMPLETELY SEPARATE OF THE SAFETY AND PEAK TRAFFIC FLOW PROBLEMS THAT EXIST ON HILTON HEAD AND THEN COME BACK AND PRESENT THE TOWN THEIR BEST RECOMMENDATIONS AS TO HOW TO SOLVE THESE PRESSING PROBLEMS. THE ENTIRE PURPOSE OF THIS EFFORT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THAT CONSULTANT WOULD NOT BE INFLUENCED BY WHAT HAD GONE BEFORE NOR IN ANY WAY AS TO WHAT RECOMMENDATIONS THEY MAY PRODUCE AS A RESULT OF THEIR RESEARCH MEASUREMENTS AND SUBSEQUENT ANALYSIS FOR WHATEVER REASON THAT WAS NOT THE INSTRUCTION GIVEN TO THE CONSULTANT AT FRIDAY'S MEETING.

THE TOWN PRESENTATION APPEARED TO BE HEAVILY TOWARDS HAVING THE CONSULTANT LOOK AT PRIOR RESEARCH AND ONE MEMBER OF THE COMMITTEE ATTEMPTED TO IMPOSE NUMEROUS CONSTRAINTS ON THE SCOPE OF THE ALTERNATIVES. THE CONSULTANT WOULD BE PERMITTED TO LOOK AT IT SOUNDED EXACTLY LIKE THE COUNTY'S THREE ATTEMPTS TO FORCE THEIR CONSULTANTS TO RUBBERSTAMP THE SERIOUSLY FLAWED AND UNACCEPTABLE NCDOT PROPOSAL. THIS IS NOT WHY OUR HILTON HEAD INDEPENDENT CONSULTANT WAS HIRED. WE INSISTED THAT MUELLER GROUP BE ALLOWED TO PROCEED WITH TRULY INDEPENDENT STUDY OF ANY AND ALL FACTS SURROUNDING THE 78 CORRIDOR PROJECT UNENCUMBERED BY ANY FURTHER IMPOSED BY ANY MEMBER OF THE HILTON HEAD TOWN GOVERNMENT. SECONDLY, WE THE RESIDENTS RESERVE OUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT TO COMMUNICATE DIRECTLY WITH THE HIRED CONSULTANT AT ANY TIME AND IN ANY MANNER IN WHICH WE SEE FIT. IT IS OUR TAX DOLLARS THAT ARE PAYING FOR THE CONSULTANT.

WE REJECT THE DEMAND THAT ALL COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE CONSULTANT ARE FILTERED THROUGH THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE. THIRDLY AT THE END OF THE MEETING THERE WERE AT LEAST FOUR RESIDENT MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WHO RAISED THEIR HANDS CLEARLY THEY WOULD LIKE TO ADD THEIR COMMENTS AS TO WHAT HAD TRANSPIRED THE MEETING OR TO HAVE THEIR QUESTIONS ADDRESSED.

THE MAYOR THE SELF-PROCLAIMED PERSON IN CHARGE OF THE COMMITTEE HANGING DOWN HIS AND DECLARED THE MEETING ADJOURNED SO AS TO PURPOSELY ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS AT A PUBLIC MEETING WE FIND CONDUCT TOTALLY OBJECTIONABLE AND REQUESTED THE ENSUING MEETINGS THE PUBLIC BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOICE THEIR QUESTIONS OPINIONS AND CONCERNS.

THIS IS LIKELY THE SINGLE MOST IMPACTFUL EVENT OF THIS DECADE FOR THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND.

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UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE STRUCK BY THE CONDITIONS OF SOME OF THE PROPERTIES IN TERMS OF OVERCROWDING OVERALL UNIT CONDITION AND THE ASSOCIATED PRICES FOR THOSE UNITS THAT WORKERS ARE PAYING AND HAS FIRMED OUR RESOLVE TO PUSH FORWARD QUICKLY TO PRESERVE AND CREATE QUALITY HOUSING FOR THE WORKERS IN OUR COMMUNITY I DO FEAR THAT THE ISSUE IS PERHAPS WORSE THAN ANY OF US REALIZED AND TO STEAL LIGHT FROM THE FORMER ISLAND PACKET ARTICLE THE PROPPING UP OF PARADISE IS INDEED AT A CRISIS POINT. OUR RECENT GRANT REQUEST OF $600,000 IS CURRENTLY NOT ON THE AGENDA FOR REVIEW. WE HAVE HAD POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM THE TOWN AS WELL AS SENATOR DAVIS AT THE STATE LEVEL AROUND FUNDING SOURCES SUCH AS ATTACKS IN SOUTH CAROLINA HOUSING TRUST FUNDS. WE'RE ACTIVELY COMPLETING AN APPLICATION FOR THE SOUTH CAROLINA TRUST FUND SUPPORT OF RENTAL HOUSING PROGRAM BUT EXPECT ANY FUNDING FROM EITHER THEIR OR THE TAX FUNDS AS A MINIMUM SIX MONTHS OUT.

I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE THAT THE COUNCIL CONTINUE TO FIND A PATH IN GRANTING THE REQUESTED FUNDS SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT THIS CHALLENGING TIME FOR OUR WORKFORCE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NEXT, KIMBERLY BURTON FROM FRICKIN ABBOTT. RICHARD BEASLEY.

AFTERNOON MEMBERS OF THE TOWN KRISTY HUMMEL SECRETARY OF TRANSPORTATION FOR STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA HAS MADE IT CLEAR THAT THE 278 CORRIDOR PROJECT IS A HILTON HEAD PROJECT AND THAT OF THE RESIDENTS OF HILTON HEAD DO NOT WANT IT OR DO NOT APPROVE OF IT . IT WILL NOT GET DONE PERIOD. TRANSLATION WE HAVE THE FINAL SAY NOT COUNTY, NOT THE STATE. MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. HILTON HAS THE LOCATION THAT IS MOST AFFECTED BY THIS PROJECT AND IT'S UP TO US TO DECIDE WHETHER WE WANT AN 11 LANE SINGLE SLAB AIRCRAFT CARRIER DECK TO BRIDGE THE ENTRANCE TO OUR ISLAND AND.

YET MAYOR PERRY INFORMED OUR INDEPENDENT TRAFFIC CONSULTANT LAST FRIDAY THAT AND I QUOTE THE COUNTY HAS ALREADY DECIDED THAT THERE WILL BE A SIX MONTH BRIDGE PRESENTING AS A FAIT ACCOMPLI. WHAT THE MAYOR INCORRECTLY REPRESENTED AS A SIX LANE BRIDGE IS AS WE ALL KNOW AND DON'T LOVE IN WAYNE. SINGLE SLABS SPAN.

IT'S OUT OF SCALE AND TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE OR AT LEAST SHOULD BE.

THE RESIDENTS OF THIS ISLAND WHEN ONE OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE ATTEMPTED TO PUSH BACK SAYING THAT THAT'S NOT TRUE. IT'S NOT THE COUNTY'S DECISION TO MAKE. THE MAYOR JUST SHUT THE CONVERSATION.

SO MUCH FOR TRANSPARENCY AND FREEDOM OF . THE BRIDGE SHOULD NOT BE ACCEPTED AS DONE DEAL. CITIZENS AS YOU HEARD EARLIER FROM MR. SMITH WANTED TO SPEAK AT THE MEETING BUT WERE SHUT DOWN WHEN THE MAYOR BANGED GAVEL DOWN AND ABRUPTLY ENDED THE MEETING. SO MUCH FOR TRANSPARENCY. IT'S CLEAR TO ME THAT THE MAYOR AND THE TOWN STAFF ARE TRYING TO CONTROL THIS FIRST EVER INDEPENDENT STUDY AND STEERING AND THE DIRECTION OF THE COUNTY RUBBER STAMP OF THE STATE. DON'T YOU PLAN.

MR. MAYOR, WHY WOULD YOU SEEK TO IMPOSE LIMITATIONS ON A CONSULTANT? AT THE VERY FIRST MEETING WITH THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE YOU WERE WRONG TO DO SO.

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THE OUTCOME THIS PROJECT THE BRIDGE AND THE 278 CORRIDOR IS THE CONSEQUENTIAL PROJECT IN THE TOWN'S HISTORY AND THREE SHAM STUDIES COMMISSIONED BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL ARE AFTER TWO THREE SHAM STUDIES CITIZENS NEED AN INDEPENDENT STUDY. SO IT'S TIME TO LET THE CONSULTANT DO HIS JOB. TELL THE BEST ALTERNATIVES FOR FIXING OUR CURRENT TRAFFIC MESS AND EXPLORE ALL OPTIONS WITHOUT WITHOUT POLITICAL INTERFERENCE .

THANK YOU. THERE'S STILL LAST ARE SANDY WEST.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. MAYOR. MR. TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS WE HAVE KNOWN FOR QUITE SOME TIME THAT EVER GROWING HOUSING CRISIS FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND OVER A YEAR AGO THE FRAMEWORK WAS DEVELOPED AND ADOPTED BY THE. AND SOME PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE TO MEET THE GOALS OUTLINED IN THAT. AND FOR THAT I AM VERY APPRECIATIVE. I'M HERE TODAY TO TELL YOU A STORY THAT IN MY VIEW IS HEARTBREAKING. THE COASTAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, A NONPROFIT FOCUSED ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING, REQUESTED $600,000 FROM THE TOWN TO SUPPORT THE PURCHASE OF PROPERTIES APPROPRIATE FOR NEEDED AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

THE TOWN FINANCE COMMITTEE AGREED UNANIMOUSLY AND FORWARDED THIS REQUEST TO THE TOWN COUNCIL. A FIRST READING WAS CONDUCTED, A SECOND WAS PLANNED AND NOW NOTHING HAPPENED AND IT APPEARS THAT IT HAS DIED SOME TIME. I STRONGLY SUGGEST THAT THE 15 PRIORITIES THE TOWN OUTLINED HOUSING NEEDED TO BE NUMBER ONE BECAUSE IT IS THE ONLY PRIORITY THAT LITERALLY THREATENS THE HEALTH AND SURVIVAL OF OUR COMMUNITY.

IF FEDERAL LOAN COVE MEMBER DAVID WETMORE A COMMUNITY CHAMPION, A PHILANTHROPIST AND A MEMBER OF THE CDSS HE TOOK IT UPON HIMSELF TO RAISE COMMITMENTS OF $1,000,000 IN LANE COVE AS ONE CITIZEN THAT WAS ABLE TO RAISE $1 MILLION COMMITMENTS.

HE HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY AND HAS PUT HIS OWN REPUTATION THE LINE BELIEVING THAT AS WE ALL DID THAT THE TOWN WOULD DO THE RIGHT AND APPROVE AND SUPPORT THE $600,000 REQUEST THAT WAS ON THE PATH TO APPROVAL. THE TOWN $4 MILLION TO PURCHASE WILD WING CAFE SO WE COULD HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL AMENITIES ADJACENT TO THE PARK AND PARKING WHICH ARE IMPORTANT THINGS BUT USING THAT AS AN. WE NEED A LONG TERM FINANCIAL PLAN FROM THE TOWN FOCUSED ON HOUSING AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY. AS AN EXPERIENCE MY HUSBAND HAD IN THE LAST FEW DAYS. HE HAD A MEDICAL ISSUE WE WENT TO THE EMERGENCY EMERGENCY ROOM AND THEY TREATED HIM AND KEPT HIM IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM FOR TWO AND A HALF DAYS AND NIGHTS WITHOUT A PRIVATE TOILET SHOWER OR WINDOW. THE REASON GIVEN THAT THEY HAD ROOMS AVAILABLE ON THE REGULAR FLOORS BUT THERE WERE NO NURSES TO FOR THE PATIENTS.

HIS NURSE DID SAY THAT PEOPLE CANNOT AFFORD TO LIVE HERE AND THAT IS A BIG PART OF THE PROBLEM. YOU SET ASIDE $3.2 MILLION FOR HOUSING NORTH IS TO GET 1 MILLION WITH A PREFERRED PARTNER THAT IS NOT SHOWN IN CONCRETE DESIGN OR CONTRACT.

WHY ARE YOU SITTING ON THE MONEY THAT IS DESIGNATED FOR HOUSING AND AVAILABLE TO HELP SOLVE THIS ISSUE? CDC HAS PURCHASED THREE UNITS FOR WORKERS AND THEY NOW HAVE TWO FAMILIES OF FOUR AND A SINGLE PERSON. NINE PEOPLE HAVE A NEW HOME ON THE ISLAND. THEY ARE MAKING AND THEY NEED YOUR HELP.

THEY HAVE IDENTIFIED MANY UNITS THAT CAN BE PURCHASED WITH YOUR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.

I WANT ACCOUNTABILITY AND ANSWERS TO THESE QUESTIONS. I FEAR THE NEXT CRISIS WILL BE A HEALTH CARE ISSUE AND WE DON'T NEED TO CRISIS AT THE SAME TIME.

I'M APPRECIATIVE OF YOUR ADMINISTRATION AND OF SUPPORT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MISS WEST. AND YOU'LL ANTHONY MAY IF I MAY BEFORE THE NEXT SPEAKER.

WELL, YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT WITH ONE SPEAKER SAID SOME COUNCIL IF THE COUNCIL WANTS TO GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK THEN I WANTED TO MAKE A THAT TO MRS. WEST AND THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED THAT WE HAVE A LETTER FROM THE CEO OF THE HOSPITAL OUTLINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR HOUSING THAT THE HOSPITAL IS ENGAGED IN AND THAT WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THAT PRIVATE ENTITY TAKING THAT STEP TOWARDS HELPING OUT WITH THE SOLUTIONS AT YOUR FIRM. ALL RIGHT, MR. ANTHONY . ANYWAY, ANTHONY , I LIVE JONES

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THAT BE ME. BUT I KNOW YOU GOT JANESVILLE ROAD COMING UP IN EXECUTIVE SESSION SO. JUST LET ME SAY DON'T DO ANYTHING SILLY.

I DO WHAT'S IN THE BEST INTEREST OF JANESVILLE ROAD? AS YOU KNOW, IF YOU DON'T, YOU KNOW I'M GOING TO BE HAMMERED ON YOU. SO JUST SAVE ME THE STRESS.

ALL RIGHT? LET ME GO HOME AND HAVE A DRINK AND CHILL OUT.

KNOW THAT EVERYTHING'S COOL. ALL RIGHT? THAT'S ALL I GOT TO SAY.

THANKS. THANK YOU, ALEX. ALEX DREW AND I LIVE IN SWIFT BOAT AND. I'M HERE TO SAY A FEW THINGS ABOUT THE ONE OF THE PROJECTS THE MANY PROJECTS THAT MR. COLVIN REFERRED TO THE NEW PICKLEBALL COURTS OF ADRIANNA LANE. THEY'RE WONDERFUL. I'M HERE TO JUST THANK ALL OF YOU WHO SUPPORTED THIS WHO RAISED THE QUESTIONS, WHO MADE SURE THE MONEY WAS THERE, WHO GOT THE STAFF OF THE TOWN MOTIVATED FOR THIS AND WHAT IT'S REALLY STRUCK ME HOW BEAUTIFUL AS WELL AS PLAYABLE THESE COURTS ARE WHEN THIS TOWN DOES SOMETHING IT DOES IT RIGHT AND REALLY WANT TO CONGRATULATE AND I SPEAK FOR THE 700 PLUS MEMBERS OF THE PICKLEBALL CLUB THE THOUSANDS REALLY THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE GOING TO COME AND PLAY ON THIS JEWEL OF AN INSTALLATION IN WARD ONE NEAR THE ENTRANCE TO OUR ISLAND.

IT'S JUST A TERRIFIC THING AND EVERYBODY INVOLVED SHOULD TAKE PRIDE IN THIS BECAUSE IT'S SIX COURTS TRUE BUT THESE ARE SIX WONDERFUL COURTS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY AND I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK FOR ALL OF US WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING TOWARD THIS AND THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. GRAY. THANK YOU, ALEX. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE ALL WE HAVE

[9.a. Receipt and Discussion of a Recommendation from the Town of Hilton Head Island Accommodations Tax Committee for 2024 Grants - Jim Fluker, Chair of Accommodations Tax Advisory Committee]

MEMBERS OF COUNCIL MR. ORLANDO AS YOU KNOW THE TOWN RECEIVES STATE ACCOMMODATION AND AS IS REQUIRED BY STATUTE. BEFORE THE TOWN EXPEND THOSE FUNDS WE HAVE TO FORM AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE WHO TAKES AND PROVIDES INFORMATION TO COUNSEL AND RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW THOSE FUNDS ARE USED. OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS THE COMMITTEE HAS MET MULTIPLE TIMES BOTH AS AN ORGANIZATION AND WITH EVERY APPLICANT THAT YOU SEE ON THE LIST THAT IS BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING TO REVIEW IN DEPTH WITH THEM WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR HOW THOSE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO ULTIMATELY MAKE YOU A RECOMMENDATION.

AND SO IN JUST A SECOND I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MR. FLUKER, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE. BUT I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT OUR INTENT WAS TO PRESENT THIS INFORMATION TO YOU TONIGHT WITH A GOAL OF THEN COMING BACK THE NEXT MEETING TO HAVE DISCUSSION AND ACTION ON THIS ITEM. AND WITH TEEING THAT UP, I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER NOW TO MR. FLUKER. YES, THE COMMITTEE MET ON THE OCTOBER THE 12TH, THE 19TH AND ACTUALLY TOOK PUBLIC COMMENTS AND APPLICATION FROM THE APPLICANTS AND FROM THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL. OCTOBER 30TH WE MET AS A GROUP TO MAKE THE FOLLOWING RECOMMENDATION WHICH HAS BEEN PROVIDED TO COUNCIL TODAY AS ATTACHMENT NUMBER ONE. WE HAD OVER $4.7 MILLION OF REQUESTS AND BY 39 APPLICANTS FOR 41 DIFFERENT PROJECTS WE REPORT WITH OUTLINE THAT OF THOSE APPLICATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS WE DID APPROVE IN FULL 31 APPLICATIONS IN 2029 ORGANIZATIONS SOME OTHERS WHICH I WOULD ARGUE WE WE FUNDED AS FULLY AS WE COULD BASED ON LIMITATIONS.

SEVEN GROUPS RECEIVED PARTIAL FUNDING AND THREE GROUPS RECEIVED NO FUNDING WHATSOEVER . THAT'S ALL OUTLINED BASICALLY IN THE REPORT THAT YOU HAVE FRONT OF YOU IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS SPECIFICALLY ON ANY OF THOSE WE'D ANSWER THOSE AT

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OKAY. SORRY ABOUT MY 3 MINUTES THAT AND NO WORRIES I'M NOT TAKE ANY OFFENSE NOR SHOULD YOU MR. LOOK AT ANY RATE I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL I KNOW YOU SUMMARIZE IT BUT I THINK IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL FOR ESPECIALLY SOME OF THE APPLICANTS WHO MAY BE HERE YOU EITHER DID RECEIVE FULL FUNDING OR DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY FUNDING TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT IT OTHER THAN IT WASN'T TERM BASED AND I THINK AS THE APPLICANTS WHAT STRICT REQUIREMENTS ARE BUT THINK FOR SOME THAT DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY FUNDING AND THEN THE ONE IS SAID AS UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA IT'S KIND OF ODD TO SEE THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA COMING IN ASKING THE TOWN FOR MONEY THROUGH THE TAX FUNDS.

BUT I THINK IT MIGHT BE GOOD TO EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THOSE.

YEAH, WELL IN PARTICULAR AS I LOOK AT FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA, THE COMMITTEE DETERMINED THAT THE 8880 $3,000 REQUEST THAT WE REALLY COULD ONLY SHOW THAT 2000 OF THAT WHICH WAS SIGNING AT THE SITE WOULD LEAD TO TOURISM.

THE REST OF THAT WAS FOR EDUCATIONAL MATTERS THAT WOULD BE IN CLASSROOMS AND AND FOR A VIRTUAL REALITY THING WHICH I BELIEVE WOULD ALSO BE IN CLASSROOMS AND IN PART OF THAT WAS ALSO AN OVERHEAD CHARGE THAT THE UNIVERSITY CHARGES AS WELL FOR EVERY PROJECT AND WE DIDN'T THINK THAT THAT WAS AN APPROPRIATE USE OF A TAX FUNDING NOR WOULD HAVING THE THE PROFESSORS THAT ARE ALREADY ON STAFF AT THE UNIVERSITY THAT WE PAY FOR THEIR TIME AS WELL SO. OF THE 83,000 WE THOUGHT THAT ONLY 28 COULD BE DIRECTLY LED BACK TO TO TOURISM AND I THINK IT'D BE HELPFUL FOR FOLKS TO KNOW THE LOCATION THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AND WE'RE NOT SENDING MONEY TO COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA.

SO NO, THIS IS THE YEAH, THIS WAS A UNIVERSE SOUTH CAROLINA BEAUFORT AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FOR A LOCATION THAT'S RIGHT OFF OF COUNTRY ROAD HERE THE HISTORIC AREA OF COUNTRY ON THE ISLAND AND THAT'S THE HEAVY STRUCTURE ON MR. BARNWELL PROPERTY, IS THAT CORRECT? YES, CORRECT. SO ANYHOW I THINK I IT WARRANTS A LITTLE MORE DISCUSSION AND I'M NOT GOING TO DO IT. I DIDN'T SEE THE APPLICATION BUT I THINK CERTAINLY I HAVE NO IDEA WHETHER OR NOT IT'S THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT. BUT I KNOW THERE WERE A LOT OF QUESTIONS THE COMMITTEE HAD ABOUT IT AND I THINK THE MORE INFORMATION WE HAVE ABOUT IT THE BETTER IT WILL BE AT HELPING THE APPLICANT AND HELPING US ON OUR FINAL DECISION. MR. BROWN THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. MY QUESTION FOR MR. GRUBER BUT FIRST I'D LIKE TO THANK MR. FLUKE AND THE COMMITTEE FOR ALL YOUR DELIBERATION AND BEING VERY CONSCIOUS OF WHERE WE ARE IN TAX MONEYS. WHEN WE WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT UH SOME OF THESE VARIANCES AS FAR AS WHAT THE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDS IN THE REQUEST, WE SEE THAT SOME OF THESE VARIOUS IS BASED ON THE WORK REQUIREMENTS AND I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT THE STAFF DO TO CALCULATIONS ON THE TURK TO GET US TO THIS POINT.

YES, SIR. THANK YOU. THAT'S IT.

AND WE ALSO REVIEW THAT AND BASED ON THE BASED ON THE BUDGET AS PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE'VE TOLD THE APPLICANTS IS TO BE VERY PRECISE HOW THEY WE TRY TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT THE NUMBERS THAT THEY PUT IN THEIR APPLICATION, WHETHER IT BE NUMBER OF TOURIST THEIR BUDGET ITEMS, THE PERCENTAGE OF WHICH WORK AREAS THEY'RE GOING FOR OR CATEGORIES THAT THEY TRY TO BE AS PRECISE BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WE'RE BASING THOSE NUMBERS ON. AND SO WHEN THEY DO THEIR BUDGET THEY NEED TO DO THINGS ESPECIALLY SINCE NUMBER ONE WHICH IS PROMOTIONS AND ADVERTISEMENTS 100% REIMBURSABLE UNDER TURK REQUIREMENTS THAT WHAT THEIR THEIR TOURIST NUMBERS ARE.

THAT'S HOW WE'LL SURE THAT THEY PUT IT OUT THERE THAT THAT NUMBER MAKE IT THAT IS IT AS MUCH AS OUR BUDGET WILL ALLOW AND NOT SLIDE IT INTO OTHER CATEGORIES EVENTS PUBLIC

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SO AS MUCH AS THEY CAN PUT INTO PROMOTION AND ADVERTISEMENT IS IS 100% REIMBURSABLE.

MR. MAYOR I'M MAKING AN ASSUMPTION THAT WHEN THIS IS ON AGENDA FOR US TO TAKE A VOTE WITHIN THE PACKET THE ACTUAL APPLICATION WILL BE CALLING FOR US TO REVIEW THIS AS I'M SORRY AND FINISH MY QUESTIONS ABOUT THOSE WHO DID RECEIVE FUNDING OR RECEIVE LESS.

FOR INSTANCE, SEA TURTLE PATROL HAS REDUCTIONS THE PREVIOUS YEAR.

THEY WERE APPROVED FOR A 64,500. AND FOR SOME REASON IN QUALIFIES MUCH UNDER TURK SO I THINK IT'D BE HELPFUL TO KNOW HOW THE CALCULATION WAS DIFFERENT FROM YEAR TO YEAR. SO WHEN WE LOOK AT THAT INFORMATION BEFORE WE MAKE OUR DECISION AND THEN THE THREE THAT RECEIVE NO FUNDING MY RECOLLECTION FROM THE COMMITTEE'S DISCUSSION IS THE GULF ROOTS HISTORICAL FOUNDATION THAT PROJECT THERE'S NO TRACK FOR IT AND IT'S ON THE HUSKY ISLAND RIGHT. IT'S NEXT NEXUS BEING ON THE HUSKY ISLAND BECAUSE ONE OF THE THINGS IF YOU LOOK AT IT AT THE STATE TAX LAW SAYS THAT IT SHOULD BE WITHIN THE NEXUS OF THE COMMUNITY. SO ONE OF THE AREAS WE ALWAYS LOOK AT IS WHETHER OR NOT IT'S PHYSICALLY ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND THAT WAS NOT GOING TO BE SO THE NEXT THING WOULD BE TO SEE WHAT WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO WITH TRANSPORTATION WHICH WAS GOING TO BE BY BY BARGE AND THINGS LIKE THAT DID NOT SHOW THAT THEY WERE GOING TO BE DOING THAT FROM HILTON ISLAND NOR DID THEY HAVE ANY HOTELS THAT THEY HAD SPONSORSHIP OR ROOMS ON HILTON HEAD ISLAND SO THAT IN THEIR BUDGET FIRST OF ALL THEIR BUDGET ONLY HAD MAYBE $56,000 WORTH OF EXPENDITURES ON IT. AND AND SO ALL OF THOSE THINGS COMBINED WITH THE FACT THAT THEY DIDN'T REALLY WE DIDN'T BELIEVE THAT THEY HAD THE FINANCIAL WHEREWITHAL TO PULL THIS OFF AS A REIMBURSABLE FUND IS THE REASON WHY.

SO THAT'S ALL IN NUTSHELL FOR THAT PARTICULAR GROUP AND I THINK THAT'S HELPFUL THEN AND ALSO HABITAT FOR HUMANITY. I JUST WROTE DOWN SOME QUICK NOTE STAFF DETERMINED IT DID NOT QUALIFY UNDER SECTION THREE AND WAS WORTHY PROJECT PREMATURE TO CONSIDER UNDER THE NEW WORKFORCE HOUSING SUBSECTION UNDER THE STATUTE AND THAT MR. GRAY REPORTED THAT THE TOWN IS GOING THROUGH THE PROCESS OF HOUSING IMPACT ANALYSIS AND UPDATING THE PLAN . SO I THINK JUST TO POINT OUT THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS HERE THAT I THINK IT MIGHT BE HELPFUL FOR US TO KNOW MORE INFORMATION THAN THAT IS CLEARLY IN THE STAFF AND I'M NOT PICKING ON YOU MR. WILKIE AGAIN BUT I THINK IT WOULD HELPFUL FOR US TO HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT SOME OF THOSE.

OKAY. IF YOU CAN ANSWER THE SEA TURTLE QUESTION A BIT MORE DETAIL NOW IF YOU'RE ABLE TO DO THAT THAT WOULD BE GREAT. BUT IF NOT AND AGAIN BECAUSE I KNEW THAT WAS GOING TO BE A QUESTION THAT WAS GOING TO BE ASKED IS I'M LOOKING AT THE BUDGET THEY PRODUCED IN PART OF THEIR APPLICATION HERE TODAY THEIR TOTAL AND MARKETING BUDGET FOR NEXT YEAR $40,000. THAT IS BASICALLY WHAT IT SHOWS FOR.

ADVERTISEMENT. THERE ARE OTHER EXPENDITURES ON HERE LIKE PRESENT OR FEES WE DON'T REIMBURSE PRESENT PRESENT OR FEES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. MOST OF THE REST OF THE EXPENSES WERE SHOWN AS OFFICE EXPENSES. SO WITHOUT A BREAKDOWN OF EXACTLY HOW THAT MONEY COMES IN TO BE SPENT AS A GROUP WE RELY THEN ON THE ON THE STAFF TO TELL US EXACTLY I DO MY OWN CALCULATIONS TO THE EXTENT THAT THAT I CAN READ THE NUMBERS AND I DISAGREE STAFF AT TIMES I'M MORE CONSERVATIVE AND WHEN I UP WITH THE NUMBERS THAN THEY ARE BUT TO THAT EXTENT I WILL BECAUSE THEY SAY AND RIGHTFULLY SO THAT A GROUP CHANGE ITS BUDGET CAN DO A BUDGET CHANGE AND SHIFT FUNDS THROUGHOUT YEAR AS LONG AS THEY DO IT CORRECTLY. BUT THAT'S YOU KNOW, IN A NUTSHELL THAT WAS THE THING WE LOOK AT THE EXPENDITURES FOR PROMOTION THEY REALLY DIDN'T SEE ANY GENERAL GENERALLY THEN EXPENSE $2,000 SO REALLY SEE ANY TO JUSTIFY THE FULL $70,000.

BASICALLY WHAT IT CAME DOWN TO ON THAT ONE IN PARTICULAR I JUST FOLLOWING UP ON THAT AND I'M NOT SURE IF I UNDERSTAND CORRECTLY BUT THE AUTHOR OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR IF SOMETHING WAS MISALIGNED PERHAPS IMPROPER INFORMATION WAS INACCURATE INFORMATION WAS PUT IN FOR AN EDIT TO BE DONE AND WE SUBMITTED WE TOLD THEM THAT IF THERE IF THEY HAD

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WE AS THE ORGANIZATION AS A COMMITTEE WOULD HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THIS COUNCIL OVERRIDING OUR RECOMMENDATION IF IT COULD BE SHOWN THAT THERE WAS THERE'S A NEED FOR IT.

AND AGAIN WE HAVE TO MAKE OUR DECISIONS BASED ON WHAT WE SEE AT THE TIME AND I KNOW THIS COUNCIL IN THE PAST VERY RELUCTANTLY AND VERY FEW TIMES HAS OVERRIDDEN OUR RECOMMENDATIONS. WE ENJOY THE TRUST THAT THE GIVES US AND THE TOWN GIVES US.

BUT WE UNDERSTAND AT TIMES THAT THERE ARE REASONS TO VARY FROM OUR RECOMMENDATION AND WE WE WE DON'T DON'T HURT OUR FEELINGS. I JUST PUT IT THAT WAY. THANK YOU, MR. FLUKER.

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE AUDIENCE, WOULD YOU EXPLAIN WHAT TURKISH PARK IS THE TOURISM IS THE WAS EXPENDITURE REVIEW COMMITTEE? YES A IT'S A IT'S A STATE COMMITTEE TOURISM EXPENDITURE REVIEW COMMITTEE AND THEY DON'T ACTIVELY RULE ON THINGS BUT THEY'VE GOT A OF THINGS THEY'VE DONE IN THE PAST AND IF THERE'S A WITH IT I KNOW THE TOWN HAS TO SUBMIT AFTERWARDS SUBMITS EVERYTHING TURKEY IT'S REVIEWED AFTER THE FACT SO TO SPEAK BUT THEY DON'T DO ANY BEFOREHAND REVIEWS SO ALL WE CAN DEAL WITH IS A TRACK RECORD OF WHAT THEY'VE ALLOWED FOR IN THE PAST WHAT THEY'VE RULED ON PREVIOUSLY.

MR. SANFORD THANK YOU JIMMY. THANK YOU FOR THE HARD WORK THAT YOU PUT IN AND THAT YOUR COMMITTEE PUTS INTO THIS. I'VE ATTENDED THESE MEETINGS AND I SEE THE DETAIL THAT YOU HAVE TO GET INTO AND THAT HARD WORK IS APPRECIATED AND PRODUCES A GOOD WORK PRODUCT.

SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO REVIEW IT AND YOU UNDERSTAND THAT WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE PURPOSE OF THIS MEETING IS JUST TO ANNOUNCE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS OR NOT TO APPROVE BUT I THINK MOST OF US ARE AWARE OF THAT. THE STATE LAW NOW ALLOWS A PORTION OF TAX FUNDS TO GO TO WORKFORCE HOUSING. WHEN ARE WE GOING TO CONSIDER THAT SO THAT THAT THERE'S A THERE'S A PROCESS THAT THAT HAS TO GO THROUGH. THEY HAVE TO BECOME AN AFFILIATED AGENCY WITH THE TOWN. SO THERE'S A PROCESS THAT IT'S GOING TO GO THROUGH WHICH WILL BE COMING FORWARD FROM THOSE DISCUSSIONS IN DECEMBER.

ONE MORE IN DECEMBER AND THEN A LITTLE BIT FURTHER THERE AFTER WHAT WE JUST RECEIVED I THINK IS VERY WE RECEIVED THANK YOU TO CURTIS'S HELP IN AND SENATOR DAVIS'S HELP A PRETTY DEFENSE ATTORNEY GENERAL OPINION ON HOW TO USE A TAX DOLLARS IN SOUTH CAROLINA CODE AS AMENDED FOR A TAX DIDN'T REALLY PRESCRIBE THE SPECIFIC DETAILS ON PROCESS BUT MORE OF THE WHAT AND CAN WE USE IT WE HAVE A GOOD AG OPINION. JOSH GRUBER OUR DEPUTY TOWN MANAGER WILL GO OVER THAT OPINION AT THE NEXT FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE. WELL, NOVEMBER YES OR WHATEVER THE DATE NOVEMBER 14TH IF IN A COMMITTEE MEETING I ANTICIPATE A LOT OF THE ASKS FOR HOUSING TO COME THROUGH TO US AFTER THAT I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE IT. IT'S NOT JUST A MATTER OF ASK AND RECEIVE.

THERE ARE SEVERAL STEPS WE NEED TO TAKE. THERE'S A HOUSING STUDY THERE'S THERE'S A PLAN AMENDMENT AND WE ARE WORKING ON ALL THAT WORK RIGHT NOW ANTICIPATING THAT THAT DEPLOYMENT OF FUNDS WHETHER IT BE INTERNAL TO OUR OWN HOUSING PROGRAMS OR

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I APPRECIATE THAT CLARIFICATION . THANK YOU.

THAT'S GREAT. BUT FOR NOW WE'LL PROBABLY HAVE SOME MORE QUESTIONS A LITTLE BIT DEEPER AS WE HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK AT THIS BEFORE OUR NEXT MEETING.

[10.a. Consideration of a Resolution to Approve the Fire Rescue Strategic Plan - Chris Blankenship, Fire Chief ]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NEW BUSINESS CONSIDERATION A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE FIRE RESCUE STRATEGIC PLAN. CHIEF BLANKENSHIP, GOOD EVENING.

RESPONDING TO YOUR PARTY FOR THE RECORD TONIGHT WE'RE GOING TO GO OVER WITH YOU OUR 2024 TO 2026 STRATEGIC PLAN. AND I WANT TO START OFF BY JUST SAYING THAT FIRE RESCUE'S HAD A STRATEGIC PLAN IN SOME WAY, SHAPE OR FORM SINCE 2020 OUR SINCE 2001 IT'S VERY MUCH A PART OF OUR ACCREDITATION AND THIS IS NOT MY PLAN. THIS IS OUR PLAN.

THIS IS COMMUNITY DRIVEN STRATEGIC PLAN. AND I'D BE REMISS TO SAY CRISSCROSSED FROM MY BATTALION CHIEF OF STRATEGIC PLANNING HERE WITH ME AND HE ACTUALLY HE DEVELOPED THIS DID EVERYTHING AS MUCH HIS PLAN IS AS IT IS MINE SO.

I JUST WANT TO THANK HIM FOR PUT THIS ALL TOGETHER FOR US SO THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR STRATEGIC PLAN SO I'LL JUST AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR ORGANIZATION ALLOWS US TO BE PROACTIVE THAN REACTIVE PROVIDES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COMMUNITY TO COLLABORATE WITH FIRE RESCUE IT ALIGNS WITH OUR COMMITMENT TO CONTINUOUS PROCESS AS PART OF OUR CITY ACCREDITATION MODEL THE THIS MAINTAINING AND IMPROVING OUR CURRENT ISO RATING WHICH WE'RE CURRENTLY AN ISO RATING OF ALIGNS WITH THE TOWN'S STRATEGIC PLAN AND OUR KEY COMMUNITY. OUR PROCESS BEGAN IN APRIL OF 2023.

WE STARTED OUT WITH ALL THE EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS FEEDBACK WE HAD.

COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAD THE OPTION TO COMPLETE AN ONLINE OR WE HELD TWO IN-PERSON SESSIONS PARTICIPANTS WERE ASKED QUESTIONS RELATED TO THEIR EXPECTATIONS OF FIRE RESCUE THEIR CONCERNS SERVICE AND ADDITIONAL COMMENTS AND WE HAD 86 TOTAL COMMUNITY PARTICIPATE WHICH IS ABOUT DOUBLE WHAT WE HAD FIVE YEARS AGO WHEN WHEN WE LAST DID THIS.

SO THAT WAS THAT WAS GOOD FOR US WE ALSO HAD AN INTERNAL STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK SESSION AND ONLINE SURVEY WAS SENT OUT TO ALL FIRE RESCUE PERSONNEL 5150 EMAIL RESPONSES BUT WE ALSO 30 PEOPLE PARTICIPATE IN THE TWO DAY IN-PERSON. WE REVIEWED OUR FIRE RESCUES MISSION VISION AND VALUES AS WELL AS DEVELOPMENT OF OUR NEW GOALS AND OBJECTIVES WE CAME UP WITH FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS THREE STRATEGIC INITIATIVES STAFFING, DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. AND WE REVIEWED OUR MISSION AND VALUES AND DECIDED TO LEAVE THEM AS THEY WERE FOR NOW SO OUR FIRST STRATEGIC INITIATIVE WAS STAFFING.

OUR GOAL IS TO CREATE AN APPROPRIATE STAFFING MODEL TO FILL THE NEEDS OF FIRE RESCUE AND BEST SERVE OUR COMMUNITY AND WE'LL DO THAT BY EVALUATING OUR CURRENT STAFFING MODEL BASED ON OUR COMMUNITY RISK AND HISTORICAL DATA WILL IDENTIFY OUR RECRUITMENT AND CHALLENGES THAT THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS NOW WILL DEVELOP AN APPROPRIATE STAFFING MODEL AND THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN PEOPLE THAT'S JUST HOW WE DEPLOY OUR RESOURCES OUT IN THE FIELD AND WILL IMPLEMENT AND EVALUATE NEW STAFFING MODEL NEEDS ARE MET SO THESE ALSO FALL INTO THE TOWN'S STRATEGIC STRATEGIC GOALS OF THE WORKFORCE HOUSING FRAMEWORK WE KNOW IS GOING TO BE PART OF THIS THE STAFFING INITIATIVE WITH GETTING PEOPLE TO WANT TO COME WORK HERE HAVING A PLACE TO LIVE IS AT THE HEART OF ALTERNATIVE REVENUE FUNDING. WE HAVE ACCESS TO GRANTS WE HAVE SAY FOR GRANTS AND WE HAVE AN RFP GRANT SO OUR STAFFING WOULD FALL UNDER THE SAFER FOR GRANTS WE CAN ASK FOR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE TO HELP WITH THAT AND CREATE A CULTURE OF HIGH ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE OBVIOUSLY AND OUR STRATEGIC GOAL 83 TOWNS IS IMPLEMENT OUR FIRE RESCUE STRATEGIC PLAN DEVELOPMENT AND THIS IS OUR GOAL IS TO PERSONAL GROWTH AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT TO IMPROVE SERVICE DELIVERY TO OUR WILL ANALYZE THE EFFECTIVENESS EFFECTIVENESS OF DEVELOPMENTAL PROGRAMS AND STRATEGIES DEVELOP AND ENHANCE OUR TO MEET THOSE NEEDS AND WE WILL IMPLEMENT THOSE INTO NEW PROGRAMS AGAIN GOING DOWN TO THE STRATEGIC LEVELS, THE THIS IS THE AFG GRANTS WHICH WE APPLY FOR EVERY YEAR WE ARE SUCCESSFUL AND THAT SUCCESSFUL ABOUT EVERY OTHER YEAR OF GETTING I WILL SAY IN THE LAST YEAR WE'VE ABOUT $1.5 MILLION IN GRANTS TO HELP WITH THESE INITIATIVES. SO WE'RE ALWAYS OUT THERE LOOKING FOR OTHER FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES AND HAVE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL HERE LATELY. AND OUR LAST CALL WHICH I'M GOING TO TOUCH ON THIS A LITTLE BIT MORE IN THE NEXT SLIDE BECAUSE WE'RE ALREADY DOING THIS IS OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH MAXIMIZES COMMUNITY OUTREACH THROUGH THE ENHANCEMENT

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YOU'RE COMMITTED TOGETHER AND LOOK AT WHAT ELSE WE CAN DO OUT THERE.

SO THE IMPLEMENTATION FOR OUR PLAN TO BE SUCCESSFUL WITHIN THE ESTABLISHED FRAME VIRUS YOU MUST BE ABLE TO TIE ALL EFFORTS BACK TO ONE OF THREE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED INITIATIVES POTENTIAL EFFORTS OUTSIDE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT CITIES WILL PROVIDE A FOUNDATION FOR OUR NEXT STRATEGIC PLAN. SO THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE DONE A THREE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN. WE'VE ALWAYS DONE FIVE YEAR STRATEGIC PLANS WITH WHICH ALIGNED WITH OUR ACCREDITATION MODEL. HOWEVER, IF YOU LOOK AT OUR LAST TWO HURRICANE MATTHEW, THE PANDEMIC IT ALWAYS INTERRUPTS. SO WE'RE LOOKING AT TAKING A BROADER PICTURE AND VIEW OUTLOOK AND BRINGING IT BACK INTO SOME VERY SPECIFIC GOALS SO WE CAN TO REALLY DELVE INTO THEM AND GET THEM ACCOMPLISHED BUDGETING DURING THE PLANNING SESSION FOR OUR UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR AS WE ALWAYS DO ALL REQUESTS WILL CORRELATE BACK TO ONE OF OUR INITIATIVES AND THEN OUR RESILIENCY PLANNING FIRE RESCUE IS IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL ROADBLOCKS AND POSSIBLE RISKS THAT WILL PREVENT ACHIEVEMENT OF THESE GOALS WITH EACH INITIATIVE PROJECT MANAGERS WILL HAVE THE TOOLS TO IDENTIFY AND MITIGATE THE POTENTIAL ROADBLOCKS BETTER, QUICK AND EASY LIKE ANY QUESTIONS. SO OKAY THE QUESTION IS WELL DONE WHAT PERCENT OF YOUR EXPENSES BUDGET COMES FROM SOURCES NOT PAID BY THE PUBLIC THROUGH PROPERTY TAXES OH OH DIRECT PROPERTY TAX. I KNOW MARK CAN PROBABLY ANSWER THIS BETTER THAN ME BUT I HAVE YOU SAY TAX FOR STUFF THAT I KNOW I'LL HAVE TO LOOK THAT UP AND IT'S A IT'S A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TAX AND OTHER OTHER TYPE YOU THAT'S WHY I WAS BRINGING IT UP I JUST WANT THE PUBLIC TO UNDERSTAND THAT PROBABLY 5% OF YOUR BUDGET COMES FROM THAT GRANT THAT YOU GOT. THERE'S A TAX, THERE'S HOSPITALITY AND SO ON AND SO FORTH SO JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC AND I WILL SAY THAT OUR OPERATING BUDGET OUTSIDE OF SALARY BENEFITS IS ALMOST FULLY FUNDED BY THE REVENUE WE TAKE IN. DENNIS SO OUR EMS REVENUES ARE FANTASTIC AND LET'S HAVE BE A PART OF SOME PUBLIC INFORMATION AS PART MY ANNUAL REPORT EVERY YEAR TO AND CONCISE FORM FOR THE PUBLIC DIGESTION THANK YOU THE BUFFALO CHIEF DO HAVE ESTABLISHED RESPONSE TIME FOR VARIOUS OF THE SEVEN STATIONS OR BY TYPE OF INCIDENT WE DO ACTUALLY SO BY PLANNING ZONES IN OUR MEDIA AND OUR ANNUAL REPORT TO THE PUBLIC COMMITTEE WE DO PUBLISH ALL THOSE THINGS. THOSE ARE STANDARDS THAT SET THROUGH OUR ACCREDITATION PROCESS. SO IT'S BY A SPECIFIC STATION, IT'S BY CALL TYPE SO WE DO

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BUT YES WE DO HAVE STANDARDS FOR CALL PROCESSING TIME TURNOUT TIME AND RESPONSE TIME.

I HOPE IN NEXT PRESENTATION TO THE COMMITTEE THAT THOSE CAN BE HIGHLIGHTED.

YEAH, WELL ABSOLUTELY MY END OF YEAR ANNUAL REPORT TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE THEY ARE MUCH A THANK YOU TO THEM FOR TANGLED. I'M GOING TO COME BACK TO YOU LAST TAMMY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DENNY LAZAR NO, I WAS JUST GOING TO FOLLOW UP ON THIS CONVERSATION YOU AND YES I TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT CHIEF AND HER STAFF CAME BEFORE COMMUNITY PUBLIC SAFETY AND GAVE US FULL REPORT AND HAS A NUMBER OF THE STATISTICS THAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR CLEARLY SPELLED OUT IN THE HOUR.

I'M SURE THAT WE CAN GET YOU A COPY SO THAT YOU CAN HAVE THAT CONTINUE TO HAVE ALL OF OUR SUPPORT. WE MOVED THE RECOMMENDATION FOR APPROVAL FROM COMMUNITY SERVICE PUBLIC SAFETY ONTO TOWN COUNCIL WITH A UNANIMOUS VOTE AND I GET YOU THAT THAT IF YOU'D LIKE IF I JUST WANTED SAY THANK YOU TO YOU THANK YOU TO YOUR TEAM I FEEL SAFE HERE I THINK EVERYONE IN THE ROOM HERE FEEL SAFE BECAUSE WE HAVE THE UMBRELLA OF PROTECTIVE SERVICES FROM FIRE RESCUE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

NO COMMENTS RIGHT? I MEAN THE LINE I'M GOING TO WALK OUT AND BE FIRST AND AGAIN THANKS YOUR REPORT AND COMMUNITY SERVICES AND PUBLIC SAFETY WITH YOUR OTHER STAFF MEMBERS AND APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK. I LIKE AS I SAID I LIKE THE THREE GOAL FOCUS AND I LIKE TO KEEP IT SIMPLE AND TO STAY FOCUSED AND THANKS FOR ADDING AND POINTING OUT THE LINK TO THE TOWN'S STRATEGIC PLAN. I THINK THAT'S VERY HELPFUL I THINK ALSO ASK ABOUT THE TYING INTO THE BUDGET SO THANKS VERY MUCH FOR ADDING THAT TODAY AND WELL DONE AND YOU CERTAINLY HAVE NOT PROVEN LESS THAN AS A PROUD PEOPLE BEEN DOING A GOOD JOB. I WANT TO ALSO THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORT AND YOUR TEAM'S EFFORT ALONG THE WAY I THIS IS MORE OF A STATEMENT THAT THIS IS A A THREE YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN AND I THINK CHIEFS IN THIS DAY OF SAYING OUT LOUD THAT HEY LOOK, WE KNOW THAT THERE'S AN EXPECTATION A LEVEL OF SERVICE HE HELD IN HERE AND HE HAD ITEMS WE NEED TO ACCOMPLISH TO SUSTAIN THAT AND TO FOLLOW UP ON MR. AMES COMMENT EARLIER, WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT AT ANY COST IN AREAS WHERE THEY HAVE RECEIVED GREAT FUNDING IN THE PAST MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS. SO I THINK WE NEED TO BE CONSCIOUS OF THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD IF WE WANT TO CONTINUE THAT LEVEL OF SERVICE SO. TROUBLED AND THANK YOU AND GOOD POINT, MR. BROWN MOSBACHER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE THIS FORWARD? I WOULD I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO THE AND RESCUE 2024 2026 STRATEGIC PLAN FORWARD FOR FULL APPROVAL BY THE TOWN FOR A SECOND CAN OFFERING SO ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND SO MOVE 7 TO 0 AND YOU YOU EXIT CONSIDERATION OF THE 2024

[10.b. Consideration of 2024 Meeting Schedules for Town Council, Community Services and Public Services Committee, Finance and Administrative Committee, and Public Planning Committee - Josh Gruber, Deputy Town Manager]

YES, MA'AM. THANK THANK YOU MENTIONED IN THE COMMENTS.

OKAY. GO ABOUT THAT WE APPROVE A 2024 MEETING SCHEDULED FOR TOWN COUNCIL AND THE STANDING COMMITTEES THE COUNCIL BACK TO BACK AND WE'VE GOT A FIRST AND

[11. Executive Session]

[01:45:01]

MR. ORLANDO YES WE DO AS SHOWN ON ITEM 11 A, B AND C ON THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA I MOVE COUNCIL GO INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE REASONS CITED BY THE TOWN MANAGER BACA AT

[12. Action from Executive Session]