5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - County Council Meeting May 13, 2024; Special Called County Council Meeting's of May 14, 2024; May 15, 2024; and May 16, 2024.

[5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - County Council Meeting May 13, 2024; Special Called County Council Meeting's of May 14, 2024; May 15, 2024; and May 16, 2024.]

DISCUSSION SAYING NONE OF THE AGENDA IS APPROVED AS AMENDED NOW WE HAVE THE APPROVAL THE

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MINUTES. OKAY I CAN TRY THAT WE CAN FIND THAT IS REFERRED TO.

NO I'LL JUST LET YOU KNOW THAT NEED TO MOVE THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES THE ME THROUGH 13TH. YEAH SPECIAL KOLBE COUNCIL MEETING ON 14 MAY 15TH AND 16TH A MOVE FOR THE APPROVAL OF MOVEMENT SECOND. OKAY.

MOVED SECONDED ANY DISCUSSION THERE WAS ONE SCOOPERS AREA THAT HAS BEEN CORRECTED.

YES. YEP. OKAY.

ANY ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? THE MINUTES WILL BE APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION AND I SEE NO

[13. PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING BEAUFORT COUNTY CORONER DAVID OTT, SC CORONER OF THE YEAR]

OBJECTIONS. NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER.

ITEM NUMBER 13 IS A PROCLAMATION THE BEAUFORT COUNTY CORONER DAVID ART AS THE SOUTH CAROLINA CORNER OF THE AND I WILL ASK COUNCIL MEMBER HOWARD TO READ THAT PROCLAMATION. SO WITH MR. ART WILL COME FORWARD AND IF YOU WITH AS MANY OF YOUR GUESTS CAN FIT IN THE FRONT OF THE ROOM. YES BECAUSE JUST TO HIM HAVE YOU ON MICROPHONE IS OKAY. ALL RIGHT. OKAY.

HERE WE GO. THIS IS A GREAT HONOR HERE WHERE DAVID I WAS SWORN INTO OFFICE OF CORONER IN 2021 AFTER SERVING AS THE CHIEF DEPUTY CORONER SINCE THOUSAND NINE.

AND WHEREAS DAVIS FATHER WAS A US RECEIVED ORDERS IN LATE 1957 TO BEAUFORT.

SINCE THEN DAVID HAS BEEN A PROUD BEAUFORT TONEY IN GRADUATING FROM BATTERY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL, DAVID HAS PROUDLY SERVED THE CITIZENS OF BEAUFORT COUNTY WITH THE KENT COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND WITH THE BEAUFORT CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT.

AND HE WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN SOLVING MULTIPLE HIGH PROFILE CRIMES UNTIL RETIREMENT FROM THOSE TWO DEPARTMENTS. WHEREAS IN 2023 DAVID AND HIS STAFF AT THE COUNTY CORONER'S OFFICE WERE HONORED FOR BEING ONE OF THE NINE COUNTIES IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA TO RECEIVE INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITED WHICH INDICATES A DESIRE FOR LEADING THE WAY IN SERVICE AND COMPASSION THOSE WHO SERVE AND THEIR COMMUNITY. WHEREAS DAVID BEEN RECOGNIZED AS THE 2024 SOUTH CAROLINA CORONER OF THE YEAR BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA CORONER'S ASSOCIATION. ONE OF THE ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT LED HIM TO BE AWARDED WITH THIS HONOR IS ALL WORK HE AND HIS STAFF PUT ON REUNITING 62 UNCLAIMED CREMAINS DATING BACK TO 1982. I REMEMBER WHEN YOU RAN FOR OFFICE TO GET THAT DONE.

YOU DID? YOU AND YOUR STAFF. 27 UNCLAIMED CREMAINS WERE REUNITED THEIR LOVED ONES. 30 UNCLAIMED WERE BURIED IN A CRIB AT THE FOREST LAWN CEMETERY WHICH WAS PURCHASED WITH THE OF THE BEACH COUNTY GOVERNMENT.

FOUR CREMAINS RECEIVED BURIALS WITH MILITARY HONORS AT THE BEAUFORT NATIONAL CEMETERY AND ONE CREMATION WAS CLAIMED BY HER SYNAGOGUE AND BURIED WITH HER HUSBAND.

AND. WHEREAS BEFORE COUNTY COUNCIL APPRECIATES THE DEDICATED WORK OF DAVID ON AND THE VALUE AND THE PRIDE AND RECOGNITION HE HAS BROUGHT TO OUR COUNTY CORONER'S OFFICE AND HIS COMMUNITY AND NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT BEAUFORT COUNTY COUNCIL HEREBY CONGRATULATES AND HONORS DAVID ART BY PROUDLY ACKNOWLEDGING HIS REWARD AND CELEBRATING HIM AS AN EXCEPTIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE WHO WORKS TIRELESSLY TO ASSIST GRIEVING FAMILIES WHILE PROVIDING PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES TO THE COMMUNITY.

DAVID OUT FOR BEING NAMED 2020 FOR SOUTH CAROLINA OF THE YEAR DATED TODAY THE 15TH OF JULY 2020. I COME OVER HERE FOR THE PICTURE PLEASE.

YEAH, WE GATHER UP. COME ON IN. I'M GOING TO GIVE HER UP FRONT BECAUSE SHE USED TO SHOW YOU MY YOU MR. CHAIRMAN LADIES COUNCIL THIS IS SUCH AN HONOR NOT FOR ME, NOT FOR MY PEOPLE HERE. IT'S THERE IN MY LIFE WHO I CAN'T DO ANYTHING WITHOUT TO THE HARD WORK AND DEDICATION FROM THE COUNTY EMPLOYEES TO GREAT COUNCIL.

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BUT I WANT TO I WANT TO RECEIVE THIS WHOLE FOR COUNTY ON BEHALF THE CITIZENS BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT WORK SO HARD TO TO DO. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU VERY INTRODUCE US TO YOUR MEMBERS OF YOUR STAFF BEFORE ALL SIT DOWN. WELL, WE CAN GO THROUGH THEM RIGHT NOW. YOU STANDING MEANS HE'S A RETIRED NAVY.

HE CAME TO US FIVE YEARS AGO. SIX YEARS AGO AND NOW THREE AND.

HE DOES THAT GOOD OF A JOB. THIS IS DR. JONES GIFFORD THIS IS THE ONLY FOR INSTANCE PATH WASHINGTON STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA THAT IS ON A COUNTY SALARY VERY PROUD OF OUR DOING THE BY JOHN PHILLIPS HE IS HER ASSISTANT HE'S THE ONE THAT ACTUALLY GOES IN AND PREPARED BODY AND HE DOES THE BEGINNING OF THE AUTOPSY WE STILL VOTE FOR THEM FROM GBI OVER IN THE GEORGIA AREA AND Y'ALL CAN'T SEE IT BUT THERE'S HANDCUFFS ON BOTH OF THEM TO MY DESK.

MAGGIE RIGHT HERE SHE COMES FROM CLEMSON. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE HER. SHE WITH US FOR ONE SUMMER. SHE ALSO INTERNED FOR ANOTHER COLLEGE AND UP A PARTNER STATE YORK COUNTY WHAT WASN'T WORKING VERY WELL YEAH AND THEN WE JUST TOLD THIS YOUNG MAN HERE. SHANE BOWERS FROM CHARLESTON COUNTY CORONER'S OFFICE HE COMES TO US WITH SEVEN YEARS FIVE YEARS EXPERIENCE AND THE ONE THAT I MISS AND SHE IS AT THE DENTIST'S OFFICE HAVING AN APPOINTMENT AND ASKED MY CHIEF DEPUTY CORONER DEBBIE COUNCIL MEMBERS I THINK YOU'LL SEE IN THE PAPERS AND ALL THAT I WILL BE RETIRING AT THE END THIS YEAR. OF ME MY LOVELY BRIDE, MY GRANDKIDS I WANT TO GO SEE WHAT'S ABOUT THE AMNESTY AND THE GOSSIP EXCEPT YOU'LL NEVER SEE IT.

BUT I WILL TELL YOU THIS BUT CHIEF DEPUTY CORNING WINS THIS ELECTION WHICH I THINK SHE WILL BECAUSE NO ONE'S AGAINST HER. I ASKED AND SHE SAID I CAN'T STAY AS A VOLUNTEER SO YOU'RE NOT GETTING RID OF ME. I'M JUST GOING TO TAKE A SIESTA AND SOMEBODY ELSE RUN WITH IT.

THANK YOU EVERYBODY. THANK OKAY. I WILL ASK A MEMBER OF THE

[EXECUTIVE SESSION (Part 1 of 2)]

COUNCIL MOVE IN A SECOND FOR AN EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS PURSUANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA CODE 30 DASH 478 TO DISCUSSION OF MATTERS COVERED BY THE ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE INQUIRIES INVESTIGATIONS PURSUANT SOUTH CAROLINA CODE SECTION 4-9-660 HSP PURSUANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA CODE 30 DASH FOR DASH 78 ONE DISCUSSION OF EMPLOYMENT APPOINTMENT COMPENSATION PROMOTION DEMOTION DISCIPLINE OR RELEASE OF AN EMPLOYEE A STUDENT OR A PERSON REGULATED BY A PUBLIC BODY OR THE APPOINTMENT OF A PERSON BY A PUBLIC BODY. NEXT PURSUANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA CODE SECTION 30 DASH DASH 78 TO RECEIPT OF LEGAL ADVICE WHERE THE ADVICE TO A PENDING THREATENED OR POTENTIAL CLAIM OR OTHER MATTERS COVERED BY THE ATTORNEY PRIVILEGE EIGHT PERSONNEL ISSUE NUMBER NINE PURSUANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA CODE 30 DASH FOUR DASH 17 EIGHT TO RECEIPT OF LEGAL ADVICE WHERE LEGAL RELATES TO MATTERS COVERED BY THE ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE.

THE FIRST ISLAND FERRY SERVICE CONTRACT AND FINALLY PURSUANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA CODE SECTION 30 DASH FOR DASH 78 TWO DISCUSSIONS OF NEGOTIATIONS INCIDENT TWO PROPOSED CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS THE MOA PROPOSED BY THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND.

MAY I HAVE SUCH A MOTION SO MOTION TO ELIMINATE THE MOTION MR. GLOVER MADE THE SECOND DULY MOTION AND SECONDED ANY DISCUSSION WE WILL NOT BE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO FINISH ALL OF THESE BECAUSE WE DO KNOW THAT TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE FOR US TO CONDUCT BUSINESS.

WE DO NOT WANT YOU TO WAIT AROUND. WE WILL PROBABLY BE A LITTLE AFTER 5:00 WITH AS MANY AS WE CAN. WELL NOW WE'LL LET YOU KNOW WHICH ONES WE HAVE DISCUSSED, WHICH ONES WE WILL NOT HAVE DISCUSSED AND FINISHED THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AFTER WE . ALL RIGHT.

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ARE BACK FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION. AS WE INDICATED, WE WERE NOT

[11. MATTERS ARISING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION (Part 1 of 2)]

GOING TO BE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION ALL NIGHT. THERE ARE SEVERAL ITEMS WE ONLY DISCUSSED ONE ITEM IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AND THAT WAS NUMBER SIX.

IS THERE ANY MATTERS ARISING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION SEEING NONE.

WE WILL BE GOING BACK INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO REDO THE REMAINING ITEMS THAT WERE NOT

[12. ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT]

DISCUSSED IN THE FIRST EXECUTIVE SESSION. WE ARE NOW AT ITEM NUMBER 12 WHICH IS OUR ADMINISTER TRADER'S REPORT. MR. MOORE, THE FLOOR IS YOURS.

THIS IS FIRST. IT IS WELCOME. YES.

GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNSEL. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO STAND BEFORE YOU TODAY AS YOUR NEW COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR. AS I STATED BEFORE, I'M THAT YOU HAVE PLACED THIS TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN ME. I WILL CONTINUE TO WORK AND STRIVE TOWARDS EXCELLENCE.

AS I BEGIN MY THIRD WEEK ON THE JOB I LOOK FORWARD TO SERVING THE CITIZENS BEAUFORT COUNTY.

THUS FAR I'VE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO TOUR THE WILLIAM HILTON PARKWAY GATEWAY QUARTER PROJECT MEET WITH TWO TOWN MANAGERS, THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT, OUR HEADS AND ATTEND A COMMUNITY MEETING AND ALL JOY. I'M GRATEFUL FOR JOHN ROBERTSON'S ASSISTANCE OVER THE PAST TWO WEEKS AND ASSISTED ME IN TRANSITIONING INTO POSITION AND FOR HIS EFFORTS AS THE INTERIM COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL WEEKS I LOOK FORWARD TO FURTHER MEETINGS AND TOURS WITH COUNTY STAFF, TOWN MANAGERS ELECTED MEMBERS OF THE DELEGATION AND OF COURSE WITH EACH OF YOU SUBJECT TO YOUR SCHEDULES.

GET OUT AND SEE YOUR DISTRICTS . WITH THAT SAID I PLAN TO CONTINUE THE PRACTICE OF RECOGNIZING OUR COUNTY EMPLOYEES WHO WORK HARD TO PROVIDE SERVICES EVERY DAY TO OUR CITIZENS. AND WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST RECOGNIZE VANESSA O'DONNELL. IF I SAID TO YOU THERE'S THIS IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU. SO VANESSA WORKS FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY FACILITY MANAGEMENT YOU BOTH COUNTY 18 YEARS. THAT'S A LONG TIME YOUR DUTIES INCLUDE OVERSEEING THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS OF THE MAINTENANCE OFFICE INCLUDES MANAGING ALL CONTRACTS OF VARIOUS SERVICES VENDORS AS WELL AS WELL AS COORDINATING LIFE SAFETY INSPECTIONS FOR ALL COUNTY BUILDINGS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH RELEVANT REGULATIONS.

THAT'S A LOT OF WORK. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT. SHE'S ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR PROCESSING ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND HANDLING PAYROLL PAYROLL FOR THE DEPARTMENT'S EMPLOYEES.

ADDITIONALLY SHE MANAGES AN OPERATING BUDGET OF $6.5 MILLION AND A CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT BUDGET OF POINT 1 MILLION TRACKING EXPENSES AND MAKING ADJUSTMENTS DUE TO ENSURE THAT DEPARTMENT STAYS WITHIN BUDGET. I'M GOING TO SHARE SOMETHING UNIQUE ABOUT YOU. SO YOU'RE MARRIED WITH THREE SONS AND A GRANDSON.

YOU LOVE BEING OUTDOORS ON THE BEACH OR IN THE MOUNTAINS. YOU'RE ALSO HUGE LOVER OF ANIMALS, ESPECIALLY CATS. IT'S GREAT. NANCY LOVES WATCHING BASKETBALL AND HER FAVORITE TEAM KENTUCKY WILDCATS. ALL RIGHT.

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

GREAT. TATIANA PHOTO VANESSA WARNER. THANK YOU.

OKAY. NEXT WE'RE GOING TO GO TO CAROLYN WALLACE.

THERE SHE IS. CAROLINE'S WITH THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.

YOUR TITLE IS KAPLAN FOOD PROJECT. THE RECIPE PROGRAM MANAGER.

YOU'VE BEEN WITH THE COUNTY FOR 23 YEARS. THAT'S IMPRESSIVE.

FROM YOUR DUTIES INCLUDE MANAGING THE FISCAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE ASPECTS OF THE CIP PROGRAM INCLUDING COMPILING AND ADMINISTERING THE OVER 200 MILLION SAP PLAN.

YOU SPENT 22 YEARS AS A STORMWATER BUSINESS MANAGER AND SINCE THEN YOU'VE BEEN PROMOTED TO THIS ROLE WHERE YOU'RE CURRENTLY IS THE MANAGER. YOU SPENT THE LAST YEAR VIEWING THE OPERATION THE CAPITAL BUDGETS PROCESS AND IMPLEMENTED PROCESSES AND PROCEDURES TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY, ACCURACY AND TRANSPARENCY. SHARES OVER 23 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND PROCEDURES AND 30 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT AND DATA ANALYSIS. AND YOU ARE THE GLUE THAT KEEPS THE DEPARTMENT TOGETHER AND THRIVING. NOW SOMETHING UNIQUE ABOUT, CAROLYN. YOU SERVED EIGHT YEARS IN THE MARINE CORPS RESERVE.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. YOU GRADUATED FROM WINTHROP UNIVERSITY WHICH IS AN AREA

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WHERE I JUST LEFT AND EARNED YOUR CERTIFICATION AS A GOVERNMENT FINANCE OFFICER.

YOU HAVE FOUR CHILDREN, THREE GRANDCHILDREN AND YOU ARE SPENDING TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY . IT'S GREAT AND YOU LOVE THE TRAVEL NATURE AND HISTORICAL SITES. YOU'RE ACTIVE WITH YOUR CHURCH ORGANIZATION ON BOTH THE LOCAL, REGIONAL AND NATIONAL AND YOU'RE EXCITED ABOUT STARTING YOUR TRAVELS WITH FOREIGN MISSIONS DEAL. SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES, RESOLUTION.

OKAY. WE NOW HAVE PAMELA AND PAMELA LOU.

HEY, GOOD TO SEE. YEAH, NICE TO MEET YOU TOO. I'M MEETING PEOPLE HERE AS I GO ALONG. SO WE. I'M GETTING THERE.

I'LL GET THERE. YOU'RE WITH THE ASSESSOR AND YOUR POSITION WHILE YOU'RE THE DEPUTY. I YES. SO YOU REALLY MAKE THE THINGS HAPPEN? IT'S A YOU LIKE THE SERVICES? 26 AND A HALF YEARS.

WOW, THAT'S GREAT. THREE YEARS WITH THE BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND 22 AND A HALF YEARS WITH COUNTY ADMINISTRATION. THANK YOU.

PAMELA BEGAN HER CAREER WITH THE ASSESSOR'S AS A REAL PROPERTY TRANSFER CLERK AND PROGRESSED THROUGH THE RANKS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEBT. DEPUTY ASSESSOR YOU HOLD A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN MANAGEMENT AND MANAGE 13 STAFF MEMBERS AND DAILY RESPONSIBLE FOR OPERATIONS WITHIN THE ASSESSOR'S OFFICE AT COVERED LEGAL RESIDENCY EXEMPTION APPLICATIONS OR, REAL PROPERTY DEED TRANSFERS, MAPPING LISTING MOBILE HOMES AND CUSTOMER SERVICE. BOTH THE BEAUFORT BLUFFTON OFFICE IS PROBABLY GOING TO BE SOME SEE IN YOUR NEXT MARK ON ON SOME OF THOSE AND SOMETHING UNIQUE ABOUT YOU PAMELA IS YOUR WORLD TRAVELER AND YOU OWN HERITAGE TRAVEL OF THE LOW COUNTRY YES SO THANK YOU SO AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE WERE AT OUR FIRST CITIZEN

[CITIZEN COMMENTS (Part 1 of 2)]

COMMENT SECTION. WE HAVE ONE PERSON WHO HAS SIGNED UP TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT ITEM NUMBER 18. DONALD, WOULD YOU COME FORWARD PLEASE? WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU.

OH, YOU WANT ME TO OFFER A PURCHASE OF PROPERTY OFF A TAX AND THAT'S A COUNTY ROAD AND THEY WANT TO SELL IT BACK TO ME. THEY WANT TO BUY IT BACK FROM ME. I'M SORRY. THEY WANT TO BUY IT BACK FOR ME FOR FOR FOR THE APPRAISAL PART BUT I DON'T WANT AN APPRAISAL PROBLEM WITH THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY AND THAT'S WHY I'M HERE. AND ONE QUESTION NO, NO IT'S TO MOVE THIS LAWSUIT IS ON THE AGENDA SO ANYBODY THAT THAT CAN WE CAN REFER TO AND STAFF TO DISCUSS THAT A LITTLE FURTHER. SORRY NO YOU CAN'T DISCUSS IT WITH ANYTHING.

I'D SAY IT'S ITEM NUMBER 18 WE'LL HAVE DISCUSSION ON YEAH YEAH IT WILL BE REFERRED TO OUR LEGAL DEPARTMENT KNOW SO YOU DON'T NEED TO SPEAK TO THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT YOU KNOW YOU'LL NEED TO SPEAK TO THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT KNOCKING THAT'S OVER HERE NOW INSIDE FIVE STANDING THAT THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF DISCUSSION YEAH CALL IT NOT RIGHT NOW WE'RE IN THE WE'LL GIVE YOU A LOOK IS IS THERE ANYONE ELSE WHO WISHES TO SPEAK SAYING NO WILL CLOSE THE

[15. LIASION AND COMMITTEE REPORTS]

CITIZEN COMMENTS AND GO TO OUR LAWYERS ON IN COMMITTEE REPORTS AND MISS HOWARD YOU WANT TO DO SPEAK FIRST FOR THE FOR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL IS HAVING AN EVENT JULY 22ND AT 430 AT THE OFFICES AT 990 RIBAUT ROAD IS ON I'M SURE GOING TO BE THERE AND OTHERS THEY'RE OPENING UP NEW SCHOOL FOR NURSING THAT THE COUNTY AND THE CITY AND THE HOSPITAL WORK TOGETHER AND THE HOSPITAL HAD THEIR BOARD MEETING LAST WEEK AND ALSO HAD A MEETING WITH SENATOR DAVIS.

THERE'S A COMMITTEE THAT THEY HAVE FORMED FOR LEGISLATIVE RELATIONS TO DO THAT MEETING TO ATTEND THE CITY OF BEAUFORT LAST TUESDAY. THEY ARE WORKING ON THEIR LIST OF PROJECTS IF THE REFERENDUM PASSES FOR THEIR $10 MILLION AND THEY HAVE REQUESTED THAT

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MORE INFORMATION FROM OUR ENGINEERING SECTION ON THINGS THAT WOULD BE ELIGIBLE AND THINGS THAT WOULDN'T BE THERE THEY ARE READY TO GO WHEN THE TIME IS IF IT IS A REFERENDUM PASSED THAT'S MY WORD. THANK ANYONE ELSE? MR. CHAIRMAN? YES? I'D LIKE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PASSING OF JOE CROWLEY.

HE WAS A WONDERFUL GENTLEMAN THAT USED TO SIT IN THE BACK CORNER THERE AND I WAS ELECTED IN JUNE OF 2020 A 2022 AND I CAME TO COUNTY COUNCIL TO SAY I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYBODY UP HERE AND. HE CAME TO ME. HE SAID THAT I WAS ONE I WAS JUST COUNSEL. I WAS GOING TO BE HIS COUNSEL REPRESENTATIVE AND HE WANTED TO GO TO LUNCH AND UM AND HE SAID TO ME AT LUNCH HE SAID IF YOU TAKE AWAY TWO THINGS FROM THIS MEETING IT'S NO. FIVE P AND WELL I'LL RUN BUT HE'S SORELY GOING TO BE MISSED.

HE'S JUST A WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL PERSON AND I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIS PASSING. THANK. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL

[16. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA]

PLAYERS ON REPORTS OKAY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS AND THE ACTION ITEMS. THE FIRST ONE IS THE APPROVAL OF OUR CONSENT AGENDA.

THE SEVEN ITEMS ON THERE. A MOTION IN SECOND PLACE FROM MR. DAWSON MAKES THE MOTION MISS HOWARD MAKES THE SECOND DULY MOTION THEN SECONDED. THEN YOU DISCUSSION SAYING NONE THE CONSENT AGENDA WILL BE APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION AND I SEE NO OBJECTION.

[17. APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO ACCEPT AN INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING GRANT FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE AUTHORITY (RIA) FOR THE ALLJOY COMMUNITY (FISCAL IMPACT: The County will be responsible for a 25% match. This equates to $62,500.00 and was budgeted for in FY25 from account code 5025-90-9020- 54420. $187,500.00)]

ITEM NUMBER 17 IS APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO ACCEPT AN INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN GRANT FROM THE SOUTH CAROLINA RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE AUTHORITY KNOWN AS RIAA FOR THE YOU ALL JOY COMMUNITY. EMOTION IN SECOND PLEASE.

SO MOVE SIR MR. MCCALLUM MAKES THE MOTION IN A SECOND. MR. GLOVER MAKES THE SECOND DULY MOTION SECOND IN ANY DISCUSSION SEEING NONE THIS WILL BE APPROVED WITHOUT

[18. APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO PURSUE CONDEMNATION ON PARCEL R200 011 000 0007 0000 ASSOCIATED WITH SHEPPARD ROAD, CAUSEY WAY AND DOCK BUILDERS DRIVE ON LADY’S ISLAND (FISCAL IMPACT: $10,000 & associated legal fees for condemnation funded by 1000-30-1301-51160)]

OBJECTION THEN I SEE NO OBJECTIONS. ITEM NUMBER 18 IS APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO PURSUE CONDEMNATION ON PARTIAL AR 200 011000000740 AS ASSOCIATED WITH SHEPPARD ROAD CAUSEWAY AND DOCK BUILDERS DRIVE ON LADY'S ISLAND A MOTION PLEASE SO MOVE MR. MOTION AND SECONDED AND MS. TABACHNICK MADE THE SECOND WHO MADE THE MOTION. I DID. OKAY.

AND MR. CHAIRMAN, I'M GONNA HAVE TO RECUSE MYSELF FROM THIS VOTE AS I DID THE FIRST TIME.

GOTCHA. OKAY. DULY MOTION IN SECOND DISCUSSION STAFF STAFF WILL BE TALKING ABOUT THIS ONE. MR. DAWSON YES.

THIS IS THIS IS THE ITEM THAT MR. JUST REFERRED TO AND WE REFER THEM TO STAFF.

YEAH WHO ASKED THAT WE POSTPONE TAKING ANY ACTION ON THIS UNTIL STAFF HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONVERSE WITH MR. MIDDLETON AND BRING THIS BACK TO US TO SEE WHAT COMES OUT OF THAT DISCUSSION. THE DISCUSSION CAN BE NO MORE THAN WHAT WE'VE ALREADY DONE AND THAT IS THE APPRAISED VALUE. I WILL SAY THERE HAS BEEN DISCUSSIONS GOING ON. THIS WAS IN MY COMMITTEE ACTUALLY A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

DISCUSSIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. ATTEMPTS TO THE PROPERTY HAVE BEEN MADE BUT THEY ARE FAR OFF ON THE PRICE AND. WHAT WE HAVE DONE AT THE COUNTY AND WE'VE ALWAYS DONE THE COUNTY IS OFFER AN APPRAISAL. AND FROM MY UNDERSTANDING WE'RE CLOSE TO TEN TIMES THE APPRAISAL VALUE IS THE REQUEST AND THE APPRAISAL VALUE IS VALUE OF THE PROPERTY THAT IS THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY. SO THE STATEMENT SAID WAS I WANT THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTY . THAT'S WHAT AN APPRAISAL IS IS THAT THE MARKET VALUE OF THE PROPERTY? YEAH. ACCORDING TO THE ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION WE RECEIVED IN OUR PACKET IT TALKED ABOUT A LAND SWAP VERSUS A PRICE FOR PURCHASING THE LAND AND BASICALLY AS I UNDERSTAND IT MR. MIDDLETON WAS OFFERED THE I MEAN THE COUNTY DID THE APPRAISAL AND CAME UP WITH THE $10,000 OF VALUE AND OFFERED THAT TO MR. MIDDLETON AND ACCORDING TO NOW OUR PACKAGE MR. REFUSED THAT AND HADN'T A ANY OTHER AND ANY OTHER SUGGESTIONS FOR A SETTLEMENT PRICE.

SO SO MY THING IS OKAY IF IF HE OWNS PROPERTY HE BOUGHT IT OFF THE SHELF SHERIFF SALE AND HE

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OWNS THE PROPERTY HE OFFERED THE COUNTY TO BUY IT AND AND WE HAD A STALEMATE AS FAR AS OFFERING HIM A PRICE THAT YOU DESIGNED IT WHY WE CONDEMNING IT I MEAN HE OWNS THE PROPERTY WE WERE MAINTAINING A ROW WHEN WHEN THE PRIOR OWNER HAD THE PROPERTY HE BOUGHT THE PROFIT OFF OF THE FAIR SHARE SALE SO WHY DON'T WE JUST CONTINUE WITH MAINTAINING THE RULES? I MEAN WHAT WHAT IS THE ISSUE THAT WE HAVE TO BUY THE PROPERTY? FROM MY UNDERSTANDING I BELIEVE THERE WERE CONVERSATIONS OF CLOSING THE PROPERTY OFF FROM THE OTHER ROADS AND THE OTHER CITIZENS ON THE PROPERTY. I DO KNOW THAT STATEMENT AND THE OTHER DISCUSSION JUST A QUICK QUESTION WHEN THE GOVERNMENT COMES UP WITH APPRAISALS, ARE THERE THREE APPRAISALS MADE AND THEN THE AVERAGE IS DECIDED ON OR IS IT JUST ONE APPRAISAL? WHAT'S THE PROCESS? IT'S JUST ONE APPRAISAL.

EACH SIDE GETS AN APPRAISAL. YEAH. SO THERE HAVE BEEN TWO APPRAISALS. OH, I DON'T KNOW THE DOES ANYBODY KNOW MY KNOWLEDGE HE IS NOT OKAY. OKAY. SO IF CONDEMNATION IS APPROVED WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP? WHAT HAPPENS? CONDEMNATION IS APPROVED.

WHAT'S THE NEXT STEP AND THEN WHAT HAPPENS? AND THEN AT THAT POINT THE COUNTY WOULD BE HIRING OUT ATTORNEY TO RECOMMENDATION ACTION.

HE'LL GIVE YOU AN ADDITIONAL NOTICE. I WOULD HE HAS A 30 DAY PERIOD YOU QUESTION THE VALIDITY OF THE KIND OF MATH WHICH JUST FOR THE PURPOSES OF THAT REALLY? YEAH. AND I WOULD WAIT ONCE THAT 30 DAY HAS BEEN EXCEEDED. MR.. CAN YOU CAN YOU I'M SORRY I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT. I'M SORRY. CAN YOU HAVE THE TAB COME TO COME TO THE MIKE TO PLEASE MY REAL MY REAL QUESTION BRITTANY WAS WHEN A COMBINATION OCCURS IS THERE A PAYMENT THEN MADE TO THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AND HOW DO YOU ARRIVE AT THAT VALUE ? YES, SIR. ONCE THE COMBINATION HAS BEEN INITIATED WE THE COUNTY IS REQUIRED TO DEPOSIT INTO THE CLERK'S OFFICE AT CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE APPRAISED VALUE. YOU WILL THEN GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF THE CONDEMNATION AND AT THE END OF THE DAY AS IT GOES I'M SORRY I MISSED THE PART.

AT WHICH POINT THE TWO SIDES WOULD COME TO THE COURT TO DETERMINE WHAT THE APPROPRIATE VALUE IS FOR THE PROPERTY. RIGHT. SO YOU VALUE ESSENTIALLY WOULD THEN BE PAID TO THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY. CONDEMNATION CHANGES TO THE TOWN. THAT IS CORRECT. OKAY.

SO THERE IS A COMPENSATION PAID. IT'S NOT ABSOLUTELY ANY OTHER DISCUSSION THAT A LITTLE CONTENTIOUS WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL ME ON THIS? WHAT'S THE MOTION? MOTION IS TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO PURSUE CONDEMNATION. I DO. COUNCILMEMBER CUNNINGHAM YES.

COUNCILMEMBER TABACHNICK YES. COUNCILMEMBER REED'S NO. COUNCILMEMBER HOWARD.

YES. YES. COUNCILMEMBER GLOVER.

YES. COUNCILMEMBER DODSON. NO.

COUNCILMEMBER BROWN. NO. VICE CHAIR MCCLELLAN.

SORRY. CHAIRMAN PASSING IT? YES.

THE MOTION CARRIES NUMBER 19. ASK FOR THE MONEY. THIS IS MARK AND I SAID YES.

OH YEAH. ALL RIGHT. YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE ON MR. LAWSON. WE DO NOT SEE YOU. THEREFORE WE DIDN'T KNOW YOU WERE THERE. I AM HERE IN SPIRIT AT THE MOMENT.

IS ANYBODY ELSE ON WITH US? IS. OKAY.

[19. APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT FAA BIL AIRPORT TERMINAL PROGRAM GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,000,000 FOR HXD TERMINAL IMPROVEMENTS - CONTINGENT UPON FINAL FAA OFFER (FISCAL IMPACT: The BIL ATP program provides 95% of the project funding ($5,000,000) of the funding, and airport operations will fund 5% $263,158 - Grant Expenditures - GL Code 5402-90-0000-57130)]

MOVING ON TO NUMBER 19 I WOULD ASK FOR APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT FAA BILL AIRPORT TERMINAL PROGRAM IN THE AMOUNT OF $5 MILLION FOR H X DE TERMINAL IMPROVEMENTS.

SO BOTH MR. STREETS MAKES THE MOTION SECOND MR. MCGOWAN MAKES THE SECOND DULY MOTION IN

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SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION SAYING NONE THIS WILL BE APPROVED

[20. APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT FAA GRANT FUNDING FOR THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND AIRPORT (HXD) TAXIWAY F REHABILITATION PROJECT- CONTINGENT UPON FINAL FAA OFFER (FISCAL IMPACT: The FAA will provide 90% ($2,993,835) of the total project cost, and the SCAC will fund 10% ($332,648). Grant Expenditures - GL Code 5402-90-0000-57130)]

WITHOUT OBJECTION AND I SEE NO OBJECTIONS. ITEM 20 IS APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT FAA GRANT FUNDING FOR THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND AIRPORT TAXIWAY F REHABILITATION PROJECT. CONTINGENT UPON FINAL FAA OFFER SO MOVED MR. REID'S MADE THE MOTION. MR. CUNNINGHAM MADE THE SECOND DULY MOTION DIDN'T SECONDED ANY DISCUSSION. JUST A QUESTION DO WE KNOW THIS IS ON THE GRANT? I ONLY SEE CONSTRUCTION LISTED AS A PACK IS THAT THE ONLY WAS IT.

I JUST A LITTLE MORE DETAILS ABOUT THAT THE BETTER. YES IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT WHEN YOU ARE BUILDING BIDDING ON THESE PROJECTS ONLY CERTAIN VENDORS ARE TO BID ON THE PROJECTS BECAUSE OF THAT BEING RUNWAY AND THEY ARE NO OTHER BIDDERS.

THEY WERE THE ONLY BIDDER ON THIS. YEAH, THEY WERE THE ONLY BIDDER. HOW LONG WAS IT ADVERTISED AS THE NORMAL? OKAY, WE GOT YEAH FROM WHAT I REMEMBER IN THE IN THE MEETING THERE WERE REALLY ONLY TWO IS LIKE YOU KNOW THE BALL CONTRACT THAT ARE CLOSE TO US. YES YES THAT OF COURSE 201 BID.

YES BUT THERE'S ONLY TWO PEOPLE THAT WERE ELIGIBLE YEP. OKAY.

AND ONLY ONE OF THEM SUBMITTED IT AND OURS ASKED THOSE QUESTIONS IN COMMITTEE.

YEAH, WE DID. YEAH. NO AVERAGE YES FOR THE PUBLIC.

GOOD QUESTION. OKAY. SO WE DULY MOTION AND SECONDED ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. I LIKE TO JUST SAY THAT BACK WHEN.

I FIRST STARTED HERE AS THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN.

I EXPLAINED ABOUT APEX BECAUSE I FELT LIKE THE ONLY COMPANY AROUND THAT COULD DO THIS KIND OF WORK. THAT'S WHY WE ONLY PROBABLY GO ONE BUT I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT OUT THERE AND THE OTHER DISCUSSION SEEING NONE AND THIS WILL BE APPROVED WITHOUT

[21. APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT FAA GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $137,209 FOR HXD AIRFIELD DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS – DESIGN AND BIDDING CONTINGENT UPON FINAL FAA OFFER (FISCAL IMPACT: The FAA will provide 90% $137,209 of the funding, and airport operations will fund 10% County Council Agenda – Beaufort County, SC ($15,245). FAA funds for this project are already budgeted in the FAA account - Grant Expenditures - GL Code 5402-90-0000-57130)]

OBJECTION AND I SEE NO OBJECTIONS. ITEM 21 IS A REPROOF APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT A GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $137,209 FOR HD AIRFIELD DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS DESIGN AND BUILDING CONTINGENT UPON FINAL FAA OFFER SOME ROUTE TO REACH MAKES THE MOTION SECOND MR. CUNNINGHAM MAKES THE SECOND DULY MOTION AND SECONDED ANY DISCUSSION SEEING NONE OF THIS WILL BE APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION I SEE NO OBJECTIONS.

[22. APPROVAL OF UPDATED MEETING CALENDAR]

ITEM NUMBER 22 IS APPROVAL OF AN UPDATED MEETING CALENDAR. MAY I HAVE THE MOTION PLEASE? SO MOVED OUTSIDE MR. CUNNINGHAM MADE THE MOTION AND MR. DAWSON MADE THE SECOND DULY MOTION AND SECONDED DISCUSSION. MR. CHAIRMAN. YES I STILL WOULD LIKE GO ON THE RECORD THAT I THINK 5:00 IS TOO EARLY FOR WORK WORKING PEOPLE BUT YOU KNOW WHEN WE DISCUSSED IT DURING RETREAT THAT WAS BROUGHT UP AND I SEEM TO BE THE VOICE OF DISAGREEMENT . NO I AGREE WITH YOU TOO BUT THE TOWN'S ME ANYWHERE FROM 6 TO 630 AND I AGREE WITH THAT TOO. THIS IS HAPPENING BECAUSE. PEOPLE AT THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE BROAD CAN'T GET HERE BY FIVE. IT JUST ELIMINATES ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A MOTION NOW TO AMEND IT WELL WHAT WOULD BE THE SUGGESTED TIME TO START LOOKING. YEAH YOU'D HAVE TO HAVE MOTION IN SECOND FIRST.

MAKE A MOTION THAT WE'VE START COUNTY COUNCIL MEETINGS AT 6:00 IN THE OC BUILDING MOTION TO SECOND TO START COUNTY COUNCIL MEETINGS AT 6:00. DISCUSSION I WOULD JUST SAY IF WE ARE GOING TO GO DOWN THAT ROAD THEN WE SHOULD PUSH OUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS BACK AS WELL AN HOUR 4:00. I MEAN IF WE'RE GOING TO PUSH THE COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING BACK NOW, THERE'S NO POINT IN STARTING OUR MEETING AT THREE IF THEY USUALLY END AROUND 430 OR 540. I MEAN I WOULD THINK THAT WOULD BE AN AMENDMENT TO YOUR MOTION IF WE DID BOTH OF THEM. I WOULD BE OPEN TO HAVE FOR DISCUSSION.

I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THIS WHEN WE'VE APPROVED THE UPDATED MEETING CALENDAR, DOES THAT INCLUDE MORE IN OTHER AREAS THAN IN THIS ROOM? SIR YES.

IT WAS JUST SWAPPING TO COMMITTEE MEETINGS. YEAH.

OKAY. SO AS PART OF THIS IF WE'RE GOING TO START THIS AT 6:00, WHEN WOULD WE ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF GEOGRAPHY SO WE CAN GET OUT OF HERE MORE OFTEN AND INTO THE FIELD OFTEN? A SEPARATE MOTION, A SEPARATE TIME AND JUST DEAL THE START.

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OH YEAH. OKAY, SO LET'S LEAVE THAT LET'S LEAVE THAT BUT LET'S CONSIDER IT BECAUSE IF THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE HAVING TROUBLE TRAVELING TO ATTEND THE MEETING AND WE HAVE A MEETING IN THE SOUTH OF THE BROAD THEN ANYONE FROM HERE WHO WANTS TO THERE IS GOING TO HAVE TROUBLE GETTING THERE AS WELL. BUT AT LEAST TEN PEOPLE SOUTH OF THE BROAD CAN COME BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TO COME HERE. SO WE SHOULD GO TO ST HELENA AND WE SHOULD GO TO BLUFFTON AND WE SHOULD GO TO HILTON HEAD AND WE SHOULD COME HERE AND WHEREVER ELSE WE SHOULD GO WE CAN HAVE THESE MEETINGS. THANK YOU.

OKAY, SO THE TOPIC FOR ANOTHER BUT SOMETHING WE SHOULD CONSIDER.

SO LET ME ASK YOU THIS IS SHOULD THE CONVERSATION BE FOR THE NEW YEAR CALENDAR AND NOT THIS CALENDAR YEAR BECAUSE I KNOW AT THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR WE DO DISCUSS CERTAIN LOCATIONS TO DO MEETINGS. THEY JUST HAPPEN TO BE FRONT HEAVY ON THE CALENDAR NOT YEAR ROUND WHICH OPEN TO. I'M JUST ASKING IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WE SHOULD GET DISCUSSED AND HANDLED TO START FOR 2025 OR IS THIS A MOTION THAT WE DO WANT TO CHANGE THE REST OF THIS YEAR BECAUSE THE ONLY REASON THIS IS ACTUALLY EVEN COMING UP TODAY THIS CALENDAR ENDS IN DECEMBER ONLY COMING OUT BECAUSE WE'RE SWAPPING MINE AND MARKS COMMITTEES BECAUSE OF THE STRUCTURE. WE DISAGREE.

WE TALKED ABOUT IT DURING THE RETREAT. CORRECT.