[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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          . GOOD EVENING EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO OUR MONDAY, AUGUST 26TH COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING. WE'VE GOT TO GET TO THE CENTER. THANK YOU EVERYBODY IS ATTENTION IT IS A RATHER LONG AGENDA THERE IS LOTS PEOPLE WHO WANT TO SPEAK TO US, LOTS OF THINGS TO DO. WE HAVE A VERY LONG EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          WE'RE GOING TO TRY AND GET THROUGH EVERYTHING AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN. 
          SO WOULD YOU PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THEN PLEASE REMAIN STANDING FOR THE INVOCATION I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. JOIN ME FIGHTING OVER YOUR TO YOU FOR ALL THAT YOU DO FOR US IN SPITE OF OURSELVES. LORD, YOU'VE BEEN GOOD TO US AND WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THAT. 
          WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR EVEN FOR DIVERSITY A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE IN THIS COUNTY WHETHER THEY ARE WHITE, WHETHER THEY'RE BLACK WOMEN, MEXICANS WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT LAWS AND EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE THE SAME SKIN COLOR SOMETIMES WE ALSO HAVE DIFFERENCES WITH GOD. 
          YOU US AND YOU RECOMMENDED TO US THAT WE COME TOGETHER EVERY REASON AMONG OURSELVES. 
          SO AS AT THIS TIME, AS WE DELIBERATE, AS WE TALK ABOUT, AS WE DISCUSS THAT WE DO NOT TAKE ANYTHING PERSONAL BUT WE IT FOR THE BETTERMENT OF BEEF WE CARRY IN JESUS NAME WE PRAY IN THE YEAH YEAR YES IT BECAME PUBLIC NOTIFICATION OF MEETING HAS BEEN PUBLISHED POSTED AND DISTRIBUTED INCOMPLETE WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT. 
          [4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]
I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A MEMBER OF COUNCIL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE TONIGHT'S AGENDA SO I'LL MR. MCCOLLUM MADE THE MOTION AND ME LOGAN I KNOW MR. CUNNINGHAM MADE SECOND DOOLEY MOTION DIDN'T SECOND IN ANY DISCUSSION SAYING NONE OF THE AGENDA IS APPROVED WITHOUT 
          [5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - County Council Meetings of May 28, 2024; June 10, 2024; and June 24, 2024. Special Called County Council Meetings of June 4, 2024; and June 27, 2024.]
OBJECTION AND I SEE OBJECTIONS . NEXT IS THE APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MAY 28TH, JUNE 10TH, JUNE 24TH SPECIAL MEETINGS OF JUNE 4TH AND JUNE 27TH A MOTION PLEASE FOR THE I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES MISS HOWARD MADE THE MOTION I'LL SECOND IT MS. TABACHNICK MADE THE SECOND JULIE MOTION DIDN'T SECONDED ANY DISCUSSION SEEING NONE OF THE MINUTES WILL BE APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION AND I SEE NO OBJECTION I GET TO DO 
          [6. CHAIRMAN'S UPDATE – Recognition of Employees]
A COUPLE THINGS TONIGHT. THE FIRST THING I'M GOING TO DO IS WELCOME EVERYBODY. 
          IT'S A NICE NICE CROWD. THOSE OF YOU WATCHING US ON TV AS WELL. 
          THE FIRST ITEM I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IS THE COMMANDING OFFICER FOR THE MARINE CORPS AIR STATION COME FORWARD. THIS IS COLONEL MARK MORTON FROM THE MARINE CORPS AIR STATION. GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIRMAN PASS DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BEAUFORT COUNTY COUNCIL AGAIN. GOOD AFTERNOON. SO WHY AM I HERE? I'M HERE TO CELEBRATE THAT ON THE 25TH OF JULY 2024 WE CLOSED ON THE GREGORY NECK EASEMENT. 
          I THINK IT'S TIME FOR US TO IT'S TIME FOR US TO TO TAKE JUST A MOMENT TO BE PROUD OF THAT ACCOMPLISHMENT THOSE 4409 ACRES LOCATED IN THE HEART OF THE PORT ROYAL SOUND. 
          WE'RE UNDER PRESSURE FROM THAT POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, THOSE WATERS THAT ARE IN THAT AREA NOW LEAD OR THAT WATERS THAT THEY'RE IN THE AREA THAT LEAD INTO THE BROAD RIVER WILL BE CUT CLEAN FOREVER A PROTECTION OF OVER A THOUSAND ACRES OF SALT MARSH AND 13.5 MILES OF RIVERFRONT WITHIN THE PORT ROYAL TOWN WATERSHED HAS BEEN PROTECTED DUE TO THE ACTION TAKEN BY THIS. THIS DISTINGUISHED GROUP IS PRESERVING CRITICAL WILDLIFE CORRIDORS IN THE STATION BASIN ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE SAVANNAH RIVER. 
          WE ARE INCREDIBLY PROUD OF THE AIR STATION OF 84 YEARS OF LOCATION WITHIN BEAUFORT COUNTY AND 20 YEAR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE COUNTY AND THE OPEN LAND TRUST TOGETHER WE'VE PROTECTED A PECAN FARM. I'M NOT FROM THE SOUTH WE CAN PROVIDE A BEACON FARM, A BATTLEFIELD PUBLIC PARKS, RURAL LANDSCAPE, FAMILY FARMLAND IS OPEN SPACE AND NOW GREGORY NECK OVER 11,000 ACRES PROTECTED THUS FAR. HOW DO WE GET THE MONEY HOW MUCH DO WE GET THE MONEY FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO PROTECT $6 MILLION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE? WE GOT THAT FROM THE NAVY'S READINESS OR THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY'S READINESS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION INTEGRATION CHALLENGE PROGRAM 
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CALLED THE RIPPY CHALLENGE. I'D TO MAKE A COUPLE OF THANK YOU'S FIRST OF ALL SO THE COUNTY AND THE COUNTY COUNCIL FOR TAKING A CHANCE AND PROTECTING LAND AS IN GREGORY PECK AND TO THE NATURE CONSERVANCY ACTUALLY TAKING THE RISK AND CREATING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO COUNTY AND THE GREENSPACE PROGRAM. THE PROJECT REPRESENTS THE FIRST CLOSING MONEY USING THE SALES REFERENDUM AND MAYBE EVEN MORE IMPORTANTLY THE FIRST TIME THAT WE CAN REMEMBER THAT A COUNTY TOOK ACTION TO PROTECT LAND THAT'S NOT WITHIN ITS OWN BORDERS. SO I'D LIKE TO APPLAUD YOU FOR THAT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. 
          REMEMBER OUR AIRCRAFT AT THE AIR STATION NOT HERE TO COUNTY OR STATE BOUNDARIES AND NEITHER SHOULD ANY CONSERVATION EFFORTS OR THEIR BENEFITS. COUNTY GOVERNMENT AND CITIZENS SHOULD BE THANKFUL HAVING THE INSIGHT TO ACT AND ADDRESS THIS LANDSCAPE IN THE WATERSHED SCALE BENEFITS PROTECTING THIS PROPERTY TO THE CONSERVATION BANK OF SOUTH CAROLINA. 
          THANK YOU FOR WHOM THIS EASEMENT IS RANKED AS ONE OF THE HIGHEST EVER AND EARNED PRAISE THE STATE JOINT BANK BOND REVIEW COMMITTEE THE, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE RFP PROGRAM THEIR INVESTMENT WAS THE LARGEST IN ITS HISTORY AND REPRESENTS 26% OF THE ENTIRE REPP FUNDS SPENT RIGHT HERE IN SOUTH CAROLINA. WE ARE GRATEFUL THOSE DOLLARS WILL CONTINUE TO PREVENT INCOMPATIBLE DEVELOPMENT AND INCREASE RESILIENCE TO JASPER COUNTY WHOSE LEADERSHIP ON LAND AND POLICIES AND THIS CONSERVATION EFFORT ETHIC AFFORDS US THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE LANDOWNERS IN THIS REGION WITHIN THE SOUTH LOWCOUNTRY SET IN A LANDSCAPE WE WE'VE ENCOMPASSED MORE 2.2 MILLION ACRES TOWARDS THIS CONSERVATION LET'S TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT NOISE YOU HEAR IS THE SOUND OF FREEDOM AND THE SILENCE YOU HEAR IS THE SOUND OF CONSERVATION. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. 
          OKAY. YES, YOU WILL SEE ON THE AGENDA IT SAYS CHAIRMAN'S UPDATE AND I'M GOING TO RECOGNIZE SOME SOME INDIVIDUALS HERE JUST RECENTLY BEGINNING ON MONDAY, AUGUST 29TH GOING THROUGH THE 1ST OF SEPTEMBER WE ATTENDED THE SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATE OF COUNTIES ANNUAL CONFERENCE. AT THAT CONFERENCE WE WENT TO CLASSES, LEARN THINGS, NETWORK DID LOTS OF THINGS AND THERE WERE SOME HONORS AT THAT CONFERENCE. 
          AND TONIGHT I'M GOING TO RECOGNIZE THE SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF GRADUATES WHO GRADUATED FROM THE COURSES THAT THEY HAD TO TAKE AT THAT CONFERENCE BEFOREHAND. 
          THERE ARE TWO LEVELS LEVEL ONE COURSES FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND FOR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AND FOR COUNTY STAFF. THAT'S 27 HOURS OF WORK THAT THEY HAD TO DO. 
          LEVEL TWO IS ANOTHER 18 HOURS. SO WITH THE FOLLOWING MEMBERS PLEASE STAND UP TO BE RECOGNIZED. COUNCIL MEMBER DAVID. LEVEL ONE GRADUATE COUNCIL MEMBER PAULA. LEVEL ONE GRADUATE COUNCIL MEMBER TOM READS LEVEL ONE GRADUATE. COUNCIL MEMBER ANNEMARIE TABACHNICK LEVEL ONE GRADUATE. 
          THE ASSISTANT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR FINANCE DALE BUTZ WAS THE ASSISTANT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. JOHN ROBINSON OUR LEVEL TWO GRADUATES THE ASSISTANT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR FINANCE BUTZ AND FINALLY THE ASSISTANT COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR FOR INFRASTRUCTURE GENERAL JARED FREILICH. 
          THIS IS QUITE AN ACCOMPLISHMENT IT TAKES A LOT OF TIME ON THEIR PART TO GO TO THESE COURSES. 
          IT MAKES THEM BETTER PEOPLE, BETTER EMPLOYEES. BUT THAT'S NOT ALL. 
          WE HAVE OTHER PEOPLE WITHIN OUR EMPLOY THAT DO GREAT THINGS IN OUR CLERK TO COUNCIL'S OFFICE OUR DEPUTY CLERK TO COUNCIL BRUNO OWENS HAS RECEIVED THE PROFESSIONAL ADMINISTRATIVE CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE CALLED PACE FROM THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS FROM OUR ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, OUR INTERIM DIRECTOR OF ENGINEERING BAUER HAS RECEIVED THE CERTIFIED ENVISIONS PROFESSIONAL PROFESSIONAL THROUGH THE INFRASTRUCTURE SUSTAINABILITY INSTITUTE WITH THIS. 
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THE COUNTY IS ALSO NOW CONSIDERED AN INVASION SUPPORTED AGENCY AND IS ELIGIBLE UTILIZE INVISION AND IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS YOU MAY HAVE HEARD THE TERM LEADS THAT MEANS YOU ARE DOING EVERYTHING YOU POSSIBLY CAN WHEN YOU CONSTRUCT YOUR FACILITIES THERE THERE MOST ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE. HE'S IN THE HALLWAY. 
          HE'S HIDING CREDITS IT'S BRIAN BAUER. THANK YOU. 
          FINALLY FROM OUR PANTS PASS OUR NATURALIST DESTINY RAINES IS RECEIVED A CERTIFICATION AS AN INTERPRETIVE GUIDE WITH NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INTERPRETATION AND ART PASS A PARK RANGER BRADLEY FOR THE CERTIFICATION AS LOWCOUNTRY MASTER NATURALIST. 
          CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THESE PEOPLE AS YOU CAN SEE THOSE OF YOU IN THE ROOM AND THOSE OF YOU WERE WORKING WATCHING THIS ON TV WE DO A LOT OF GREAT THINGS AND WE TAKE TIME OUT OF OUR LIVES TO BE QUALITY PROFESSIONAL PUBLIC SERVANTS. SO THANK YOU. 
          [7. ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT]
ALL RIGHT. NEXT WE TURN OVER TO OUR ADMINISTRATOR MR. MOORE FOR YOUR REPORT. THE SEARCH FUNCTION. GOOD EVENING, MR. CHAIR AND COUNSELOR. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR COUNTY OR SECOND RESPONDERS AND STAFF FOR THEIR EFFORTS DURING TROPICAL DEBBY EARLIER THIS MONTH FROM SANDBAG DISTRIBUTION ,DEBRIS REMOVAL, STORMWATER ISSUES AND RESPONSES TO 911 CALLS AND IN THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER STAFF HARD AND LONG HOURS TO SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY. FOR ME I'VE BEEN COMPLETING MY COUNTY ORIENTATION TOURS AND MEETINGS WITH MANY OF YOU ALL. LAST WEEK COUNCILMEMBER HOWARD AND I TOURED HER DISTRICT AND LAST MONTH VISITED THE FIRST ISLAND WITH COUNCIL MCCLELLAN AND LAWSON. 
          OTHER VISITS I'VE COMPLETED INCLUDE THE VETERANS AFFAIRS AND VOTER REGISTRATION DEPARTMENT, THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER, PUBLIC MOSQUITO CONTROL, ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE AND HUMAN SERVICES. THEY'RE ALL DOING FANTASTIC WORK. 
          I CAN TELL YOU ALSO MET WITH THE MANAGERS OF HILTON HEAD BEAUFORT, BLUFFTON AND LAST WEEK THE CHAIR AND I MET WITH THE MAYOR AND TOWN MANAGER OF HILTON TED TO DISCUSS GREENSPACE THE MITCHELL BILL ACQUISITION WINDMILL HARBOR TRAFFIC SIGNAL THE HIGHWAY TO 78 PROJECT EMMYLOU AND THE SAINT JAMES CHURCH RELOCATION. ALSO LAST WEEK GERMAN PARLIAMENT ASSISTED COUNTY MINISTER FELIX KNIGHT PARTICIPATED TRANSPORTATION REFERENCE ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION TO FOCUS ON EDUCATING THE ELECTORATE ON THE 2024 REFERENDUM WAS JASPER COUNTY HIGHWAYS AND CHAMBERS AND REALTORS PARTICIPATED. 
          I WOULD LIKE NOW TO TURN TO RECOGNITION OF SOME COUNTY EMPLOYEES. 
          FIRST UP PROBATE COURT SYLVIA THOMPSON. SHE'S HERE. 
          OVER HERE. ONE TO BASICALLY HEAR HER POSITION AS THE DIVISION CHIEF OF THERAPEUTICS AND SHE'S BEEN WITH THE COUNTY YEARS. EXCELLENT SUMMARY OF YOUR DUTIES YOU MANAGE, MAINTAIN AND OVERSEE THERAPEUTIC DIVISIONS WHICH IS INVOLUNTARY COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL AND CHEMICALLY DEPENDENT RESIDENTS AND SOMETHING UNIQUE ABOUT YOU. 
          ORIGINALLY FROM INDIANA YOU RELOCATED TO BEAUFORT WITH YOUR HUSBAND RANDY FORMER UNITED STATES MARINE AFTER HIS RETIREMENT. THEY DECIDED TO MAKE BEAUFORT THEIR HOMES. YOU HAVE EMBRACED THE LOWCOUNTRY LIFE AND YOU ENJOY TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY, YOUR DOG DOING YARD WORK, READING AND TRAVELING. 
          SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. NEXT UP FOR MOSQUITO WE HAVE I'M CHUCK CROSBY. SO I'M IN THE BACK. GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN, CHUCK. 
          I ACTUALLY GOT TO MEET CHUCK WHEN I WENT OVER TO VISIT MOSQUITO CONTROL. 
          HIS TITLE IS MAINTENANCE ENGINEER AND HE'S BEEN WITH THE COUNTY WHAT SIX YEARS? YOU KNOW, LIVE IN FLORIDA, RIGHT? SO SIX YEARS THIS TIME THIS IS SECOND TOUR OF DUTY HERE AS WE LIKE TO SAY. HE'S PRIMARILY RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING ALL THE EQUIPMENT USED IN THE DEPARTMENT. HE ALSO FABRICATES NEW PARTS AND EQUIPMENT THAT CAN'T BE FOUND ELSEWHERE. CHUCK BUILT THE TWO SPRAY SYSTEMS CURRENTLY USED ON THE DEPARTMENT'S HELICOPTER. FABRICATING THE SYSTEM IN-HOUSE THE STATE DEPARTMENT $110,000 AND HIS UNIQUE POSITION IS A STAPLE IN ALMOST EVERY 
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WELL-ESTABLISHED MOSQUITO CONTROL DEPARTMENT IN THE. WIDE RANGE OF KNOWLEDGE OFF AND SAVE THE DEPARTMENT TIME AND MONEY. HE'S DESIGNED AND BUILT CUSTOM PIPING SYSTEMS FABRICATED CUSTOM STAINLESS STEEL AND ALUMINUM PARTS FOR DEPARTMENT EQUIPMENT AND VEHICLES. GOT IT. AND RENOVATED STORAGE SHED TO HOUSE A DRY ICE PELLET SIZER AND OTHER SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT AND BUILT COUNTLESS OTHER VITAL COMPONENTS FOR THE DEPARTMENT HIS SUPERIOR WORK ETHIC AND WILLINGNESS TO TAKE ON ANY TASK HAVE GREATLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE CURRENT SUCCESS OF THE MOSQUITO CONTROL . SOMETHING UNIQUE AS WE ALREADY MENTIONED HE PREVIOUSLY WORKED IN THE MOSQUITO CONTROL DEPARTMENT FROM 1988 TO 1999 WHICH GIVES HIM UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE AND KNOWLEDGE POWER . MOSQUITO CONTROL OPERATIONS HAVE CHANGED OVER THE YEARS. HE WORKED AS A SUPERVISOR AND BRIEFLY AS A FLIGHT ENGINEER ON THE SUPER DC AIRCRAFT. HE'S THE ONLY PERSON WHO'S FLOWN IN EVERY COUNTY MOSQUITO CONTROL AIRCRAFT. ON YOUR LOGBOOK, I'M SURE AGAIN . 
          SO THANK YOU. OKAY. NEXT WE HAVE FROM THE COMMUNICATIONS ACCOUNTABILITY DEPARTMENT CHLOE YEE. GEE, I STAND CORRECTED. 
          OH, THERE SHE IS. HER POSITION TITLE SOCIAL MEDIA SPECIALIST. 
          SHE'S BEEN WITH THE ONE YEAR AND THREE MONTHS. SUMMARY OF HER JOB DUTY. 
          CHLOE CREATES CONSISTENT AND MEANINGFUL CONTENT ON ALL OF THE COUNTY'S SOCIAL MEDIA AND DIGITAL PLATFORMS. SHE ALSO SERVES AS ONE OF THE ON AIR TALENTS FOR OUR COUNTY TELEVISION CHANNEL TV. SHE WORKS HARD TO IMPLEMENT COMMUNICATION AND MARKETING STRATEGIES SUPPORT AND PROMOTE COUNTY SERVICES AND RESOURCES TO OUR RESIDENTS. 
          SOMETHING UNIQUE. ORIGINALLY FROM OHIO YOU MOVED TO THE LOWCOUNTRY WITH YOUR TWO DOGS DIXIE AND REMY IN 23. YOU JUST FINISHED YOUR MASTER'S DEGREE IN DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND INNOVATION. CONGRATULATIONS FOR THAT. AND IN HER FREE TIME SHE ENJOYS WATCHING SPORTS SPECIFICALLY THE BENGALS AND BUCKEYES GOING TO THE BEACH AND SURFING INTERSTATE. SHE GREW UP ON A FARM AND USED TO RAISE TO SHOW AT THE FAIR. 
          THANK YOU FOR THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. 
          CAN I JUST ADDRESS ONE THING MR. MOORE SAID ABOUT DEBBIE? MR. MOORE AND JERRY FREILICH TOOK A TRIP THIS PAST TO BAY PINES. BEACH PINES IS A COMMUNITY DISTRICT 11 THAT WAS FLOODED OUT AND I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH WHOSE FAMILIES RELATED AND I'M TELLING YOU WE APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT. THANK YOU, SIR. 
          YEP. YEP. CLOSE ENOUGH. 
          WE'RE THERE ON FRIDAY. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PRESENTATIONS BEFORE OUR 
          [8. PRESENTATION OF A PROCLAMATION FOR THE LANDS END WOODLAND RIVER FESTIVAL DAY - Council Member Glover]
CITIZEN COMMENTS. OUR FIRST PRESENTATION IS A PROCLAMATION FOR THE LANDS END WOODLAND RIVER FESTIVAL DAY AND THAT WILL BE CONDUCTED BY COUNCIL MEMBER GLOVER. 
          THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. MR. COOKSON HERE PLEASE LET US KNOW. 
          YEAH. CHAIRMAN DAY BEFORE I READ THE PROCLAMATION HERE I WANT TO SAY THAT THE LANDS IN WOODLAND CLUB IN THE 1900S THE CITIZENS GOT TOGETHER AND PURCHASED OVER 300 ACRES OF LAND AND I CAN'T TELL YOU THE REASON FOR WHY THEY DID THAT. 
          IT'S A CALL TO ME TELL YOU BUT I SAW IT AS A MOVE AT THAT TIME FOR ENERGY BECAUSE THEY USE WOOD FOR ENERGY AND THEY ALSO HAD LAND TO BUY I MEAN TO HUNT ONE WILDLIFE GAME. 
          SO IT WAS ALSO FOOD AS WELL AS ENERGY. MR. COX WAS THE VICE CHAIRMAN OR VICE PRESIDENT OF THE LANSING WOODLAND CLUB AND THIS PROCLAMATION SAYS WHEREAS COUNTY COUNCIL OR COUNTY RECOGNIZE THE UNIQUENESS OF LANDS IN WOODLAND INCORPORATED. AND. WHEREAS, MORE THAN 100 YEARS AGO 47 FAMILIES ORGANIZED POOLED FUNDS AND FUNDED LANDS IN WOODLAND CLUB. 
          NOW ORGANIZED AS LANDS IN WOODLAND INCORPORATED PURCHASED 328 ACRES OF LAND ON ST HELENA ISLAND AND HAS WORKED DILIGENTLY IN MAINTAINING AND SUSTAINING THIS TREASURE. 
          AND. WHEREAS LANDS IN WOODLAND RIVER FESTIVAL WAS FOUNDED WITH THE INTENTION OF HONORING ITS FOUNDING FAMILIES. THIS CELEBRATION ALSO SERVES TO 
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PROVIDE ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY SUPPORT TO THE MISSION OF PRESERVATION AND. 
          WHEREAS FESTIVAL GUESTS WILL BE SERVED WITH THE HISTORY OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THE GOAL OF CULTURE AND THE COUNTY COUNCIL RECOGNIZED THE IMPORTANCE OF THE LANDS LANDS IN WOODLAND RIVER FESTIVAL AND THE FIRST FESTIVITIES ENJOYED BY ALL OF THOSE IN ATTENDANCE. 
          NOW THEREFORE BE RESOLVED THAT THE COUNTY COUNCIL PROCLAIMED SATURDAY AUGUST 31ST, 2024 AS LANDS IN WOODLAND RIVER FESTIVAL DAY AND THIS IS DATED ON THE 26 DAY TODAY'S DATE AND IS SIGNED BY OUR CHAIRMAN MR. JOSEPH IF PERSIMMON JUNIOR. ALL RIGHT CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FESTIVAL. YES THANK YOU FOR THIS PROCLAMATION OF FESTIVAL STARTS ON THIS ON THE 30TH AND ENDS ON THE 31ST AND SATURDAY AND I HOPE I CAN SEE SOME OF YOUR FACES OUT THERE AND THANK YOU AGAIN. CONGRATULATIONS. 
          THERE WILL BE A LOT OF GOOD SEAFOOD OF THE FESTIVAL NOTHING GOOD THE FRESH SHRIMP LOCAL 
          [9. PRESENTATION OF FRAMEWORK AND TIMELINE FOR IMPLEMENTING COUNCIL'S ACTION ITEMS RELATING TO PROCUREMENT AND PURCHASING ISSUES (SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF COUNTY COUNCIL, JULY 23, 2024)]
OKAY ITEM NUMBER NINE ON OUR AGENDA IS A PRESENTATION OF THE FRAMEWORK AND TIMELINE THE IMPLEMENTING COUNTY COUNCIL'S ACTION ITEMS RELATING TO THE PROCUREMENT AND PURCHASING ISSUES OUR SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF COUNTY COUNCIL JULY 23RD, 2024 MR. MOORE AS SIR GOOD EVENING AGAIN AS DIRECTED IN THE JULY 23RD REPORT CONCERNING PROCUREMENT PURCHASING ISSUES TONIGHT I AM PROVIDING A FRAMEWORK TIMELINE AND UPDATE FOR IMPLEMENTING THE ACTION ALLY IN THE REPORT. WE'RE TAKING AN IMPORTANT STEP IN THIS PROCESS WHICH IS THE NEW PROCUREMENT CODE THIS EVENING WHICH COUNCIL IS CONSIDERING SEVERAL OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS IN THE REPORT HAVE ALREADY BEEN BUT A LOT OF THEM ARE GOING TO DEPEND UPON PASSAGE OF THE NEW PROCUREMENT CODE AND STAFF FOCUS OF EFFORT SINCE THE ISSUANCE OF THE REPORT AS YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF EFFORTS HAVE BEEN PUT INTO THE PROCUREMENT CODE . OUR WORK IS ONGOING IN OTHER AREAS OF THE REPORT AND AVON TAKES STEPS TO PROVIDE FOR MORE ROBUST DOCUMENTATION OF PROCUREMENT. 
          THE NEW PROCUREMENT CODE SECTION 2-507 WILL REQUIRE THE PROCUREMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR TO MAINTAIN A PROJECT STAFF HAS CREATED NEW PROJECT FILE SYSTEM WHICH CO-LEADS BY FISCAL YEAR SOLICITATION CATEGORY COMPETITIVE OR NON AND TYPE RFP, RFQ, IP ETC. AND A UNIFORM NUMBERING SYSTEM ALL DOCUMENTS FOR EACH PROJECT IS REQUIRED IDENTIFIED BY SPECIFIC SOLICITATION TYPE. WE'LL HAVE A DOCUMENTATION CHECK SHEET TO ENSURE ALL THE REQUIREMENTS ARE MET AND BE MAINTAINED IN THE FILE AND THE PROCUREMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR WILL ENSURE SYSTEM AT USE THIS CHECK THAT ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION IS PRESENT, COMPLETE AND ACCURATE PART PRIOR TO PROJECT FILE CLOSEOUT SOLICITATION CLOSE OUTS REPORTED TO THE FINANCE COMMITTEE AT LEAST QUARTERLY AND ADMINISTRATION WILL IMPLEMENT MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT RANDOM CHECKS OF THE FOLDERS ARE CONDUCTED NEXT TAKE STEPS ENSURE THAT ALL PROCUREMENTS WITHIN THE COUNTY'S BUDGET AUTHORITY PROCUREMENT SERVICES STAFF REQUIRES THE COMPLETION OF A BUDGET CONFIRMATION FORM PRIOR TO BEGINNING THE SOLICITATION PROJECT PROCESS PROJECTS WITH AN UNKNOWN COST ESTIMATE WHICH ARE SEEKING QUALIFIED VENDORS TO ESTABLISH A FAIR AND REASONABLE PRICE FOR PROJECTS ARE FROM FULLY COMPLETING THIS FORM THERE IS AN EXISTING FIELD AND DOCUMENT REVIEW SYSTEM TO POST BUDGET CONFIRMATION FORMS FAIR AND REASONABLE PRICING DETERMINATION AND SOLICITATION SUMMARY LETTERS. STAFF WILL CONTINUE TO REFINE THE DRESS IN THIS AREA IN THE EVENT A PROPOSED PROJECT COST EXCEED DOLLAR CONFIRMED THE BUDGET CONFIRMATION FORM WHERE THE COST OF GOOD OR SERVICE CANNOT NEGOTIATED WITHIN THE CONFIRMED PRICE THE PROCUREMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR REQUIRE THE PROJECT REQUESTER TO IDENTIFY THE BALANCE OF THE FUNDING SOURCE AND A WRITTEN STATEMENT FROM THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT OR OTHER APPLICABLE AUTHORITY THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING SOURCE AVAILABILITY OR COMPLETE COMPLETED BUDGET TRANSFER PROCESS NEXT ITEM A3 ENSURE PROPER OF FAIR AND REASONABLE PRICING PURCHASING SERVICE DIRECTOR HAS DEVELOPED THE FORM LETTER AND REQUIRED ITS USE FOR THE DETERMINATION OF FAIR AND REASONABLE PRICING WHICH MEETS THE REQUIREMENTS AND STANDARDS AS DESCRIBED ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THIS FORM IS BEING CARRIED BY I.T AND WILL BE AVAILABLE INCLUDING THE FORM SECTION OF THE BEAUFORT COUNTY SHAREPOINT EASILY ACCESSIBLE. THIS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED BY PROCUREMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR AND I.T IN SEPTEMBER 2020 FOR A4 REQUIRES PROPERLY DOCUMENTED DETERMINATION OF BIDDERS RESPONSIVENESS THE PROCUREMENT DIRECTOR WILL CREATE ESTABLISHES FOR FORM LETTER TECHNOLOGY BIDDERS RESPONSIVENESS OR LACK THEREOF 
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FOR ALL TYPES OF SOLICITATIONS INCLUDE IN EACH AND THE PROJECT FILE SCENARIO INCLUDE THE BIDS PROPOSALS OR QUALIFICATIONS WHICH ARE DISQUALIFIED WITH SPECIFICITY. 
          THIS WILL ALSO BE IMPLEMENTED IN SEPTEMBER 2024 A5 PROVIDE BETTER CHECKS AND BALANCES TO GUARD AGAINST ERRONEOUS JUSTIFICATIONS FOR NON COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES. 
          THE NEW CODE SECTION 2515 PROVIDES DIRECTION ON SOLE SOURCE AND DETERMINATION PROCUREMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR WILL CREATE AND ESTABLISH THE USE OF A FORM LETTER TO JUSTIFY A SOLE SOURCE OR NON-COMPETE PURCHASED PER THE NEW CODE . THIS WILL BE IMPLEMENTED UPON PASSAGE OF THE NEW CODE A6 FASTER MORE COMPETITION WHERE ONLY ONE BIDDER PROPOSALS RECEIVED ENSURE MORE ROBUST WITH THAT BIDDER WE NOW HAVE OPEN GOV SOFTWARE WHICH INCLUDES MARKET RESEARCH TAB CALLED VENDOR ANALYTICS. THIS SHOWS THE NUMBER OF QUALIFIED BIDDERS REACHED NUMBER OF BIDDERS WHO HAVE VENDORS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO FOLLOW THE PROJECT WHICH DOWNLOAD THE SOLICITATION AND THOSE WHO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS SO DOCUMENTATION NEGOTIATION FOR A SINGLE BID CONSIDERATION OF REBIDDING AND TO AWARD ARE ALL DRESSED AS PART OF THE REQUIRED FAIR AND REASONABLE JUSTIFICATION. 
          THIS WILL ALSO BE IMPLEMENTED IN SEPTEMBER 2020 FOR A7 REQUIRES FOSTERING MORE ENCOURAGEMENT IN SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES TO PARTICIPATE IN BEFORE COUNTY PROCUREMENTS. NEW PROCUREMENT CODE SECTION FIVE TWO TECH 538 ADDRESSES DISADVANTAGE BUSINESSES THE PROCUREMENT SERVICES WILL WORK WITH THE BROADCASTING OF PUBLIC INFORMATION TO CREATE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES WHICH WILL ENCOURAGE LOCAL SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES TO SUBMIT REQUESTS VENDOR AND OPEN GOVT AND HOW TO PROPERLY COMPLETE A SUBMISSION FOR COUNTY SOLICITATION. THIS WILL BE COMPLETED IN NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR IMPLEMENT REQUIRE MORE COUNTY STAFF TRAINING WITH THE FORTHCOMING REVISION TO THE PROCUREMENT CODE PROCUREMENT SERVICES DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT TRAINING FOR THE NEW CODE AND POLICIES AS WELL AS WORK, BROADCAST AND PUBLIC INFORMATION TO CREATE EDUCATIONAL OPERATING FOR STAFF INCREASE THEIR LEVEL KNOWLEDGE AND COMPLIANCE. 
          THIS WILL ALSO CREATED COMPLETED IN NOVEMBER 2020 FOR THE NEXT SESSION ADDRESSES PEAK HOURS THE MOST RECENT UPDATE TO THE PEAK ART MANUALS FROM 2021 SO I AM DIRECTING A NEW REVISION TO THE PURCHASE CARD MANUAL THAT'S GOING TO BE BASED ON AS WE DISCUSSED EARLIER THE IN THE FINANCE COMMITTEE WHAT'S IN THE PROCUREMENT CODE AND IT WILL ADDRESS AND INCORPORATE THE ISSUES IDENTIFIED THE REPORT THAT WILL ALSO INCLUDE AS WE DISCUSSED POLICY FOR THE NUMBER AND ASSIGNMENT OF P CARDS IN AN EFFORT TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF USERS B2 IS ENFORCE REQUIREMENT EMPLOYEES INCLUDE AUTHORIZATION REQUEST APPROVAL FORMS DOCUMENTATION OF THEIR P CARD PAYMENT REQUEST AND RECEIPTS TO VERIFY ACTUAL APPROVAL. THIS WILL ALSO BE ADDRESSED IN THE PEAK HOUR POLICY UPDATE CHANGE THE APPROVAL PROCESS SO THAT SUPPORTERS CAN NO LONGER AUTHORIZE EXPENSES FOR SUPERIORS. INDIVIDUALS CANNOT AUTHORIZE THEIR OWN EXPENSES. 
          THIS WILL ALSO BE ADDRESSED IN THE CARD POLICY AND THEN CREATE A TRAVEL POLICY THAT ADDRESSES RELATED EXPENSES FEW FOR COUNTY FINANCE, LEGAL AND WILL COLLABORATE TO UPDATE OUR EXISTING TRAVEL POLICY PROCEDURES WITH CONSIDERATION OF ALL THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT WERE. I WILL ALSO BE NOVEMBER 2024 B5 DISCUSSES CREATING CENTRALIZED PURCHASING POLICY TO SERVE STANDARDIZATION AND OVERSIGHT OF PURCHASES IT EQUIPMENT, OFFICE SUPPLIES, BUSINESS CARDS WORK GEAR TOOLS, APPLIANCES AND MARKETING MATERIALS. 
          THIS COVERS A LOT OF AREA AND AFFECTS A LOT OF THE DEPARTMENT SO PROCUREMENT SERVICE IS ACTUALLY WORKING TO ADDRESS STANDARDIZE SUBSCRIPTIONS, CLICK AMAZON AND MEDIA SUBSCRIPTIONS ITEMS WHICH MEETS THE COUNTY ASSET MANAGEMENT THRESHOLD WILL BE TRACKED AND IT RELATED INCLUDING CELL PHONE CASES AND ADDITIONAL DATA STORAGE ARE REQUIRED BY EXISTING POLICY TO MADE ONLY BY THE IT DEPARTMENT THAT'S THAT'S ENFORCEMENT THERE BY THE ACRES AND DEPARTMENT HEADS TO ENFORCE THESE DRIVEN BUSINESS DRIVEN PROCEDURES BY APPROVING MONTHLY P CARD EXPENSES AND THE P CARD READER WILL ISSUE EXPENSE VIOLATIONS FOR MISUSE OF THE CARD. SO TO GET ALL THESE ITEMS WE'RE GOING TO THE EXECUTIVE STAFF IS GOING TO FORM A TEAM TO CREATE TO ADDRESS THE CREATION OF A CENTRALIZED PURCHASING PROGRAM FOR THE UNIFORMS, OFFICE SUPPLIES, APPLIANCES, MARKETING MATERIALS. 
          THIS MAY TAKE SEVERAL MONTHS TO DEVELOP A STANDARD AS WELL AS PROCURE A THIRD PARTY CABLE PROVIDING ALL THE NECESSARY PRODUCTS AND SERVICES WE WE ANTICIPATE THAT WILL BE COMPLETED EARLY TO MID NEXT YEAR PROBABLY IN THIS EARLY SPRING TIME ALL TEA AND ALL TEA IT RELATED ITEMS AGAIN A STATE AND CURRENT POLICY SHOULD ONLY BE PURCHASED THE IT DEPARTMENT B SIX MAKE BETTER USE TO STATE PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS TO SECURE THE BEST PRICE AVAILABLE BE FOR COUNTY SECTION TWO TECH 505.4. BE THE REVISED PROCUREMENT CODE WILL ADDRESS STATE 
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CONTRACTS BE FOR WORK TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THESE PURCHASING COOPERATIVE THROUGH THE STATE AS WELL AS OTHER COOPERATIVE PURCHASING PROGRAMS OF WHICH BEAUFORT COUNTY MAINTAINS MEMBERSHIP. I INTEND TO REQUIRE BIWEEKLY UPDATES ON PROGRESS TOWARDS THE COUNTY GOALS AS ESTABLISHED ABOVE TO BRING ALL THESE ITEMS TO A CONCLUSION AND THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. THANK YOU. NEXT YEAR. 
          YES. COULD I JUST REQUEST THAT MR. EMAIL US THAT I WILL MAKE SURE THAT YOU KIND OF WENT THROUGH AND I WOULD LIKE TO READ IT FOR MYSELF. 
          [10. PRESENTATION OF MONTHLY LIST OF COMPETITIVE AND NON-COMPETITIVE CONTRACT AWARDS AND MATERS RELATED THERETO (SPECIAL CALLED METING OF COUNTY COUNCIL, JULY 23, 2024)]
ABSOLUTELY, YES. MR. CUNNINGHAM WILL SEE WE HAVE A PRESENTATION OF THE MONTHLY LIST OF COMPETITIVE AND NONCOMPETITIVE CONTRACT AWARDS AND MATTERS RELATING THERE TO THIS. MR.. ROBINSON ALL RIGHT. 
          SO EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON I PASSED OUT A COPY OF THAT REPORT. 
          SOMEONE NEED ANOTHER. THEY WANT EVERYONE HAVE ONE RIGHT LONG SPREADSHEET. 
          SO I'M GOING TO SUMMARIZE THIS I'M GOING TO SUMMARIZE FOR YOU BECAUSE IS A LONG DOCUMENT DURING THE MONTH OF JULY COUNTY VA CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER OR SOME OTHER EXECUTED ACTION EXECUTED 245 COMPETITIVE OR NONCOMPETITIVE CONTRACT AWARDS THAT'S A LOT OF AWARDS FOR A MONTH THAT'S A VERY BUSY ORGANIZATION SO THIS IS NOT TYPICAL FOR EVERY MONTH. 
          JULY IS A SPECIAL JULY IS THAT MONTH WHERE CONTRACT RENEWALS HAPPEN. 
          IT SPECIFICALLY HAPPENS IN JULY AS OUR BUDGET AS COUNCIL PASSES OUR BUDGET IN JUNE AND BECOMES EFFECTIVE OF JULY AND JULY. SO A LOT OF CONTRACT RENEWALS HAPPEN IN JULY BECAUSE THERE'S A CLAUSE AND MOST OUR CONTRACTS THAT THAT REQUIRE COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THE BUDGET BEFORE THOSE ITEMS ARE RENEWED SO IF COUNCIL DOESN'T APPROVE A SPECIFIC CONTRACT OR FUNDING FOR A SPECIFIC THEN THOSE CONTRACTS ARE UNFUNDED. SO YOU SEE A LOT OF THAT HAPPEN AS WELL AS A BLANKET PURCHASE ORDER. SO A BLANKET ORDER IS A PURCHASE ORDER THAT IS FOR A SPECIFIC NEED. SO THIS MIGHT BE A PURCHASE ORDER FOR CAR PARTS FROM A SPECIFIC DEALER OR TRACTOR PARTS FROM A SPECIFIC ORGANIZATION THAT HAS VEHICLE PARTS FOR A SPECIFIC VEHICLE OR SOME OTHER LIKE THAT. 
          SO YOU'LL SEE QUITE A BIT IN THAT. SO LIKE SAID FOR THE MONTH OF JULY JULY ONE TO JULY 29 THERE WERE 245 OF THESE OF SUCH ACTIONS. 
          20 OF THOSE ACTIONS WERE OVER $200,000. SO THOSE WERE ACTIONS THAT WOULD COME FORWARD FOR COUNCIL'S APPROVAL IF THEY WERE UNBUDGETED OR NOT UNBUDGETED ITEMS WHAT ITEMS THAT WOULD NEED TO COME FORWARD FOR COUNCIL THERE WERE NINE OF THOSE THAT WERE CAME FORWARD TO COMMITTEE 23 OF THOSE WERE UNDER $150,000. 
          SO THAT REQUIRES THE SIGNATURE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR AND 31 OF THOSE WERE UNDER $50,000 BECAUSE $50,000 IS THAT IS THAT KIND OF NUMBER WHERE HAS BEEN DISCUSSED BEFORE? THIS IS WHERE WHERE SOME OF OUR CONTRACTS ARE AWARDED BASED ON RENEWALS OR OR AWARDED SPECIFICALLY ON A TYPE OF CONTRACT THAT WE HAVE FOR A AN ON CALL LIST OR NOT ALREADY DEVELOPED. SO I'LL TALK ABOUT THAT A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFICALLY. 
          SO OF THOSE 31 CONTRACTS THAT OR CONTRACT OR NONCOMPETITIVE AWARDS THAT WERE UNDER 50,000 BUT OVER 35,011 OF THOSE WERE BLANKET POTS FOR SUPPLIES OR BUDGETED FOR APPROPRIATED FUNDS. AND WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT WHAT THE BLANKET BILLS WERE THREE OF THOSE WERE CONTRACT RENEWALS AND 12 WERE SOLE SOURCE OR SPECIFIC PRODUCT PURCHASE ORDERS. MOST OF THOSE SPECIFIC SOLE SOURCE WERE SOFTWARE RENEWALS SOFTWARE RENEWALS QUITE SPECIFIC TO THE ORGANIZATION THAT MAKES SO YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF THAT AND YOU CAN SEE THE KIND OF DETAIL AS AS YOU SCROLL DOWN THERE WERE 45 PURCHASE ORDERS UNDER $10,000 AND 42 UNDER $5,000 BELOW THAT IS IS UNDER $3,000 AND THERE IS NO REQUISITION THAT THE COUNTY REQUIRES FOR THAT THAT'S A TYPICAL PROCESS THAT GOES THROUGH OUR FINANCE OFFICE SO OF THOSE 245 ACTIONS THAT THE FINANCE OFFICE TOOK I'LL TALK SPECIFICALLY A FEW OF THOSE ITEMS I'M NOT GOING TO OUTLINE ALL 245 WILL BE HERE FOR A LONG 
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TIME. OH EIGHT OF THOSE CONTRACTS EIGHT NEW CONTRACTS WERE PROCURED AS SOLE SOURCE AND WE USED STATE PURCHASING PROGRAM SO THE STATE PURCHASING PROGRAM IS A STATE THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA HAS ALREADY COMPLETED THE NATURE OF SOME OF THESE CONTRACTS SO IT SAVES THE COUNTY FROM HAVING TO GO BACK AND NEGOTIATE THESE CONTRACTS ALREADY THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN DONE FOR US. SO IT'S A COMPETITIVE IT'S COMPETITIVELY BID AT THE STATE LEVEL SO THERE'S A FEW OF THOSE SOMETIMES WE'LL USE THE STATE OF GEORGIA'S COMPETITIVE BID PROCESS FOR THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. 
          SO SOME OF THOSE COMPETITIVE BIDS COMPANIES THAT WE ARE MEMBERS OF WE ARE ALLOWED TO USE THOSE AS WELL. THAT MAKES SENSE. SOME OF THE THINGS THAT ALSO FIT INTO THAT SOLE SOURCE CATEGORY ARE NOT REQUIRED AND THOSE ARE ADVERTISING. 
          WE DID 15 CONTRACT RENEWALS AND 56 DIFFERENT I.T SOFTWARE PROGRAMS THAT WERE RENEWED. 
          SO THIS LIST OF RENEWALS AND YOU PROBABLY THEM IN YOUR IN YOUR BUDGET BOOK THERE'S A LIST OF SOFTWARE RENEWALS THAT THAT WERE BUDGETED BY THE LINE ITEM THAT COME FORWARD SO LIKE I SAID BEFORE COUNTY'S BUSY IN JULY ALSO THERE WERE 42 NONCOMPETITIVE AWARDS THAT WERE UNDER 5000 AND WE FOUR ON CALL CONTRACTS AS WELL SIX COMPETITIVE CONTRACTS SO THE COMPETITIVE CONTRACTS ARE THOSE THAT TAKE THE PROCUREMENT SERVICES MAJORITY OF THEIR TIME THIS IS THE SOLICITOR PROCESS WHERE THEY ISSUE THAT INVITATION FOR BID. 
          THE REQUESTS FOR QUALIFICATIONS ARE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS THERE'S A MINIMUM OF TWO WEEKS OF TIME TO ADVERTISE THOSE TYPES OF SOLICITATIONS IN THE NEWSPAPER. 
          NORMALLY WE ADVERTISE FOR 30 DAYS TO SIX WEEKS THEN THOSE BIDS COME BACK, THEY GET REVIEWED, THEY GO TO COMMITTEE ,THEY GO THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCESS. 
          SO ANY SOLICITATION PROCESS NORMALLY TAKES BETWEEN TWO AND A HALF MONTHS TO THREE AND A HALF MONTHS FROM BEGINNING END . SO IT'S A LENGTHY PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE COMPETITIVELY BID PROJECTS AS THEY COME AND LIKE I SAID, SIX OF THOSE CAME FORWARD IN JULY. SOME OF THEM WERE COMPETITIVELY BID AS FAR BACK AS LAST DECEMBER AND NOVEMBER. A FEW OF THEM BEGAN IN MAY BUT LIKE I SAID, THIS IS A LENGTHY PROCESS TO GET. IT'S A BIG DOCUMENT THAT WAS REALLY NOT A PLEASANT WAY TO TO PRESENT THIS BIG SPREADSHEET. SO I THOUGHT I'D PRINT THE COPY FOR EACH OF YOU. 
          THERE'S SOME GENERAL DESCRIPTIONS THERE AS WELL IF YOU HAVE MOST OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE TO MUNIS. SO IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN GETTING MORE DETAIL I CAN FORWARD THIS SPREADSHEET TO YOU. THE ITEMS ARE NUMBERED ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE AND EACH ONE OF THOSE HAS A HYPERLINK. YOU CLICK ON IT AND I'LL GO DIRECTLY TO OUR FINANCE SOFTWARE SO YOU TAKE A DEEP DOVE INTO ANY ONE OF THESE ITEMS THAT IS OF CONCERN OR YOU CAN JUST ASK ME AND I'LL FILL YOU IN ANY QUESTIONS? NO, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. IF I THOUGHT I WAS GETTING A STATEMENT IF I COULD. 
          YES, SIR. BETWEEN YOUR PRESENTATIONS AND MR. MOORE'S OBVIOUSLY MOST PEOPLE READ THE PAPER SO WE'VE HAD A LOT OF STUFF IN THE PAPERS LATELY ABOUT WHATEVER OUR FINDINGS WERE PE CARDS, WHAT IS THE COUNTY DOING AND ALL THE ATTENTION THAT'S BEEN GETTING ASKING US THAT QUESTION I HOPE THAT THE SAME ATTENTION GETS GETTING THIS OUT TO PUBLIC AS WELL OF US TRACKING WHAT WE'RE DOING AND THE ADJUSTMENTS MR. MOORE IS MAKING. 
          SO NOT ONLY CAN WE GET THAT BUT IF WELL WE CAN GET THAT OVER TO THE PACKET THE GAZETTE AS WELL SO HOPEFULLY THEY CAN PUBLISH THAT THE NEXT DAY OR TWO AS WELL. 
          SO PEOPLE WITH ALL THESE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ASKING US THEY CAN HAVE THOSE ANSWERS. 
          I THINK THAT'D BE MUCH APPRECIATED. CERTAINLY OUR WEBSITE HAS THE TRANSPARENCY FEATURE ON IT AND ALL OF THESE ITEMS CAN BE FOUND RIGHT IN THAT SAME DOCUMENT. 
          THANK YOU SIR. YOU HAVE TO DO THE WORK TO DIG AND FIND THEM BUT THEY'RE RIGHT THERE TAKES A LITTLE BIT OF TIME. MR. CHAIRMAN, I HAD A GENERAL QUESTION. YES, WELL THIS IS JUST TOUGH AND I'LL LOOK AT IT IN IN DETAIL. BUT CAN WE KIND OF MAKE AN ASSUMPTION THAT SOME OF THESE LARGE NUMBERS LIKE FOR DISPOSAL PLUS THREE MULTIPLES SOLID WASTE MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE THAT'S AN ANNUAL COST PROBLEM 3 MILLION WHERE DOES IT IT'S ON THE THIRD PAGE. 
          YEAH I MEAN IT'S MANAGEMENT. YEAH WASTE DISPOSAL CLASS THREE LIKELY LIKELY AN ANNUAL CONTRACT WE DO HAVE WE IF WE QUESTIONS WE CAN LOOK BACK. YES MA'AM. 
          WE HAVE MONTHLY TIPPING FEES AND THERE'S THERE'S SO MANY CONTRACTS LIKE I THIS 245 FOR 
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ONE MONTH RIGHT SO IT'S VERY BUSY. OKAY. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YES, SIR. 
          OKAY. IN OUR FIRST CITIZEN COMMENTS WE HAVE SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED UP FOR ITEMS ON THE AGENDA MORE THAN THE 15 MINUTES WE HAVE MORE THAN THE 3 MINUTES PER PERSON AND THERE IS ONE PERSON I WANT TO CALL FIRST TO ADDRESS HE ACTUALLY NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION. I AM GOING TO INTRODUCE OUR GOOD FRIEND AND OUR MR. TOM DAVIS. OH, GOOD EVENING MR. EVENING. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. 
          MEMBERS OF COUNCIL IT'S BEEN A BUSY COUPLE OF KIND OF SHUTTLING BETWEEN TOWN OF HILTON HEAD FOUR COUNTIES SOME OUTSTANDING ISSUES AND I THOUGHT IT WAS PROPITIOUS TIME TO KIND OF GIVE YOU SOME SOME NUMBERS AND SOME SPECIFICS SO YOU CAN START FACTORING THEM INTO WHAT DECISIONS YOU WANT TO MAKE ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL THERE SIX AND I'LL MOVE THROUGH THEM RELATIVELY AND THEN ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU ALL MIGHT HAVE. THE FIRST IS IN REGARD TO THE MITCHELL BILL PROPERTY PURCHASE AND YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THAT ACREAGE OF LAND OUT THERE BY MITCHELL BILL ON MITCHELL BILL ROAD ON HILTON HEAD I THINK YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THAT THERE WAS A CONTRACT OF SALE THAT THE TOWN OF HILTON HAD SIGNED TO PURCHASE OR ACTUALLY A BID THAT THEY SUBMITTED BECAUSE IT WAS PART OF A QUIET TUNNEL ACTION WITH A PARTITION. THE JUDGE THEN OPENED UP A PERIOD OF TIME FOR BIDS TO BE SOLICITED AND HILTON HAD HAD THE HIGHEST BID AT 11.7 FOR $5 MILLION. 
          THEY SUBMITTED THAT AMOUNT IN PART IN RELIANCE UPON AN APPRAISAL THAT EXISTED AT THAT TIME THAT SAID IT WAS WORTH 11.74 $5 MILLION. COUNCIL SUBSEQUENTLY I BELIEVE A RESOLUTION SAYING THAT IT WOULD SUPPORT A GREEN ALLOCATION UP TO THE FULL FAIR MARKET VALUE OF THAT PROPERTY. A RELATIVE SURPRISE WAS RECEIVED. 
          THE APPRAISAL CAME IN AT $9.85 MILLION. SO WITHIN THE CONFINES OR ASPECTS OF THE RESOLUTION THAT YOU ADOPTED $9.875 MILLION WOULD BE PUT TOWARD THAT PURCHASE AS OPPOSED TO THE 11.74 OR 5 MILLION THAT WAS IN THE EARLIER APPRAISAL WHICH LEAVES A DELTA OR SHORTFALL OF $1.895 MILLION TO COME UP WITH ORDER TO CLOSE ON THE PURCHASE THE PURCHASE NEEDS TO CLOSE SEPTEMBER 2ND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TERMS OF THE BID OR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY WILL BE LOST. 
          I WITH MEMBERS OF TOWN COUNCIL I SPOKEN WITH SOME MEMBERS COUNTY COUNCIL AND I'D LIKE TO SUGGEST TO YOU SOMETHING THAT I THINK BASED ON WHAT I'VE HEARD IS ACCEPTABLE TO BOTH SIDES. 
          I MAY BE WRONG IN THAT REGARD BUT THAT'S MY IMPRESSION WHAT I HAVE IN MIND OR WHAT I THINK IS AN ACCORD THE CLOSING PROCEEDS THE HEIRS ARE PAID THE FULL 11.74 OR $5 MILLION TO PURCHASE THE LAND AND THEN THE LAND IMPORTANT IN PERPETUITY AS OPEN SPACE WHICH I THINK IS CRITICAL FOR THAT AREA TO CLOSE ON THAT PURCHASE BEAUFORT COUNTY WOULD COME UP WITH THE $9.875 MILLION WHICH WAS THE MOST RECENT APPRAISAL THAT WAS RECEIVED WHICH LEAVES A BALANCE OF 1.895 MILLION THAT THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD WOULD PROVIDE. AS OF THE DAY OF CLOSING THERE WOULD BE FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO PAY FOR THE ENTIRE $11.75 MILLION TOTAL WOULD BE CONVEYED TO THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD. IT WOULD PLACED IN PERPETUITY BY RECORDED DOCUMENT AND AS AS BEING NON DEVELOPABLE THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME DISAGREEMENT AS TO OF THE TWO APPRAISALS IS VALID THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD HAS SOME CONCERNS ABOUT THE APPRAISAL THAT ESTABLISHED THE LOWER VALUE AT 9.87 $9.85 MILLION. THERE'S OBVIOUSLY NOT TIME TO RECONCILE THAT BY THE SEPTEMBER 2ND DEADLINE AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE NOT GO BEYOND THAT CLOSING DEADLINE. SO SO WHAT I THINK MIGHT BE ACCEPTABLE AND WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO THROW THERE FOR YOU ALL TO CONSIDER IS CLOSING ON THE BASIS THAT I HAVE JUST OUTLINED WITH THE COUNTY PROVIDING 9.85 THE TOWN PROVIDING .89 5 MILLION AND THAT THERE BE AN AGREEMENT AT CLOSING THE TOWN AND THE COUNTY. AND THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON WHEN YOU'VE GOT DISPARATE APPRAISALS IS TO HAVE A THIRD PARTY COME IN A THIRD PARTY APPRAISER LOOK AT THE TWO APPRAISALS AND DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THERE'S ANY ADJUSTMENT NEEDED TO THE $9.875 MILLION APPRAISAL UPON WHICH THE COUNTY IS MAKING AN APPROPRIATION AFTER THAT PROCESS PLAYS OUT IF IT TURNS THROUGH THE MEDIATION THAT THE APPRAISED VALUE IS ACTUALLY HIGHER $9.875 MILLION THE IDEA WOULD BE THAT THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD WOULD BE 
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COMPENSATED FOR THAT ADJUSTMENT UPWARD. CONVERSELY IF IT COMES BACK AND STAYS AT 9.8 75 MILLION AS THE MOST RECENT APPRAISAL SUGGESTS THEN THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD IS ON THE HOOK AND THEY WILL PAY FOUR AND HAVE TO FINANCE FOR ITSELF THE REMAINING 1.75 MILLION WITH NO PROSPECT OF REIMBURSEMENT. SO IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THAT IS A WAY TO DEAL WITH THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION IN AN EQUITABLE WAY AND I PUT THAT OUT THERE FOR YOU ALL TO BE THINKING ABOUT AND FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. 
          SO I MEAN IT'S A DIFFICULT SITUATION BECAUSE I THINK IN FAIRNESS I THINK THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD DID RELY UPON THAT EARLIER APPRAISAL AND THINKING THAT IT WAS GOING TO BE COVERED . BUT BY THE SAME TOKEN AN APPRAISED VALUE IS AN APPRAISED VALUE. OKAY SO THIS SEEMS TO ME TO BE A WAY TO RESOLVE THE MATTER POST-CLOSING BETWEEN THE TWO PARTIES SO THAT'S FIRST ITEM OF UPDATE I WANT TO PROVIDE YOU ALL. THE SECOND IS IN REGARD TO THE RELOCATION OF THE ST JAMES CHURCH AND THE ASSOCIATED CHERRY HILL SCHOOL WHICH AS YOU KNOW IS ADJACENT OR CLOSE TO THE RUNWAY OF THE AIRPORT AND IT HAS TO MOVE I MEAN FOR SAFETY PURPOSES THE PARISHIONERS, YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW, CANNOT CANNOT BE THERE. AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH BECAUSE IT'S BEEN DISCUSSED FOR DECADES PERHAPS OR FOR A LONG TIME. 
          AND IN THAT REGARD I THINK ALSO A CRITICAL PATH TOWARD A SOLUTION. 
          AND I WANTED TO PROVIDE SOME SO YOU COULD BE THINKING ABOUT THAT AS WELL WHEN IT COMES BEFORE AGAIN IN THE FUTURE. CURRENTLY THE ESTIMATE TO RELOCATE OR SORRY TO RELOCATE THE CHERRY HILL SCHOOL WHICH IS HISTORIC AS IS THE FIRST EDUCATION FOR OUR FREED AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND IT'S GOT TREMENDOUS HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE, THE COST OF MOVING THAT SCHOOLHOUSE TO THE NEW PROPERTY SITE WHICH IS KNOWN AS A FIVE ACRE TRACT OF LAND ON UNION SEMINARY CEMETERY AND THE COST OF BUILDING A NEW SANCTUARY AND A FELLOWSHIP HALL FOR SAINT JAMES THE ESTIMATE IS APPROXIMATELY 7.2 MILLION TO $9.2 MILLION. I MEAN THERE'S TWO BIDS THAT WERE SOLICITED THOSE WERE THE TWO BIDS THAT CAME IN. IF I HAD TO GUESS, I SUSPECT THE NUMBER IS PROBABLY SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THOSE TWO THOSE TWO NUMBERS BUT BUT THAT'S THE STARTING FIGURE FOR PURPOSES OF THE DISCUSSION TONIGHT I HAVE OVER PAST COUPLE OF YEARS SECURED $4.7 MILLION IN APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE STATE GENERAL FUND TO BE APPROPRIATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF FACILITATING THIS RELOCATION. I'VE COMMITTED THAT NEXT YEAR AND THE APPROPRIATION THAT A TOP PRIORITY OF MINE WILL BE TO REQUEST AN ADDITIONAL MILLION DOLLARS TOWARD THAT. SO YOU'VE GOT 4.7 MILLION AND STATE MONEY IN HAND. 
          I FEEL CONFIDENT THE ABILITY TO GET AN ADDITIONAL $2 MILLION SO THAT GETS YOU $6.7 MILLION OF THE WAY THERE IF YOU SUBTRACT THAT $6.7 MILLION FROM THAT RANGE OF 7.2 MILLION AND 9.2 MILLION ADDS TO THE TOTAL COST IT LEAVES A DELTA TO BE HIT BETWEEN $500,000 OR $2.5 MILLION DEPENDING UPON WHERE THE FINAL ESTIMATE COMES. THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD HAS EXPRESSED A WILLINGNESS AT LEAST INFORMALLY AND I BELIEVE A MAJORITY OF THE MEMBERS WOULD CONCUR THAT THEY WOULD CONVEY THE FIVE ACRE SITE UPON WHICH THE CHURCH IS TO BE RELOCATED WITH THE FELLOWSHIP HALL AND THE CHERRY HILL SCHOOL. THEY WOULD CONVEY FIVE ACRES TO ST JAMES ST JAMES AND TURN WOULD CONVEY THE ROUGHLY SEVEN ACRES UPON WHICH THE CHURCH AND CHERRY HILL SCHOOL IS ON NOW TO TWO HILTON HEAD. THE FIVE ACRE TRACT OF LAND AT THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD WOULD BE CONVEYING HAS BEEN APPRAISED AT BEING WORTH ABOUT $1.2 MILLION MORE THAN THE SEVEN ACRES THAT THEY WOULD BE GETTING FROM SAINT JAMES PRIMARILY BECAUSE THE SEVEN ACRES IS PROXIMATE TO THE RUNWAY AND IT DOESN'T AS MUCH ECONOMIC UTILITY BELIEVE THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD WILLING TO MAKE THAT SWAP AND THAT THAT $1.2 MILLION DELTA BETWEEN WHAT THEY OWN AND THEY'RE ACQUIRING WOULD BE THEIR CONTRIBUTION TOWARD THE. SO I THINK WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST THAT AN EQUITABLE RESPONSE FROM THE COUNTY AND KIND WOULD BE TO MATCH THAT TOWN OF HILTON HAD $1.2 MILLION APPROPRIATION PERHAPS WITH BACK END FUNDING OF THE FUND THE BACK LEG ON THE VERY END OF THE CONSTRUCTION BECAUSE WE HAVE STATE FUNDS THAT COULD BE UTILIZED SO IT WOULDN'T BE UNTIL THE BACK END TO THE EXTENT THAT IT CAME IN THE BID CAME IN CLOSER TO THE $7.2 MILLION. 
          THAT WOULD MEAN YOUR CONTRIBUTION WOULD BE 500,000 INSTEAD OF 1.2 MILLION. 
          CONVERSELY, IF IT COMES IN AT THE HIGHER APPRAISED ESTIMATED VALUE THAT'S A $2.5 MILLION 
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DELTA. YOU'RE THE 1.2 MILLION THAT I'M SUGGESTING WOULD BE EQUITABLE FROM THE COUNTY WOULD LEAVE A SHORT $1.25 MILLION UPON WHICH I WOULD THEN GO BACK TO THE WELL AT THE STATE OR I WOULD CONTINUE WORKING WITH SENATOR GRAHAM'S OFFICE REPRESENT CLYBURN'S OFFICE BOTH OF WHOM HAD INDICATED A WILLINGNESS TO HELP WITH PROJECT IRRESPECTIVE OF WHETHER OR NOT THE BID COMES IN THAT COMES IN LOW, I'M STILL GOING TO PUSH FOR THE FEDERAL APPROPRIATION. I THINK IT'S EQUITABLE. OKAY. 
          I THINK IT'S IT'S IT'S IT'S SOMETHING THAT THE IS NOT GOING TO BE PROVIDING MONEY BECAUSE THIS IS NOT GOING THROUGH THE MULTI-YEAR NEPA PROCESS THAT YOU WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH AND BUT I DO THINK THERE IS A STRONG ETHICAL ARGUMENT TO BE MADE FOR THE PROPOSITION THE FEDS OUGHT TO HAVE SOME MONEY IN THIS AND BASED ON MY CONVERSATIONS WITH SENATOR GRAHAM'S OFFICE AND CLYBURN'S OFFICE, THERE WILL BE SOME MONEY. 
          I'M FINE WITH THE UNDERSTANDING BEING THAT IF THERE ARE FEDERAL FUNDS THEY CAN THEN BE PUT TO USE TO REIMBURSE TOWN AND THE COUNTY FOR WHAT THEY PUT IN. I WOULD NOT SEEK TO HAVE THE STATE REPAID I WOULD SEEK TO HAVE OR I WOULD SUGGEST AND OBVIOUSLY THAT'S YOUR DECISION BUT I WOULD SUGGEST THAT THAT MONEY IF WE GET TO THE EXTENT IT WASN'T NEEDED COULD BE THE CONSTRUCTION BE USED TO REIMBURSE TOWN AND THE COUNTY IN AN EQUITABLE WAY SO THAT'S THE SECOND PIECE I WANTED TO UPDATE YOU ON THE THIRD IS IN REGARD TO SOMETHING THAT YOUR YOUR FELLOW COLLEAGUE MCCALLUM DID A LOT OF WORK ON IN REGARD TO ELECTION EQUIPMENT THAT'S ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL FOR THE NOVEMBER ELECTIONS IT IS PROJECTED THAT THE NUMBER OF THE VOTER TURNOUT IN THE NOVEMBER 2024 ELECTION IS GOING TO BE ABOUT 47% HIGHER THAN THE NUMBER THAT VOTED IN 2022. AND THAT IN PART IS BECAUSE OF THE TREMENDOUS GROWTH THAT WE'VE HAD. IT'S ALSO A RESULT THAT THERE HAD BEEN AN INCREASE IN 31 PRECINCTS IN COUNTY AND THAT THE COUNTY BOARD HAS ADDED 27 NEW POLLING PLACES FOR A TOTAL OF 87 LOCATIONS. AND TALKING WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE ELECTION BOARD AND MARIA SMALLS, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, IT IS ABSOLUTELY CRITICAL GIVEN THOSE NUMBERS FOR AN ORDERLY, YOU KNOW, ELECTORAL PROCESS THAT ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT THAT WILL PROBABLY COST SIX $700,000 . THEY NEED 31 BALLOT SCANNERS, 62 ELECTRONIC POLL BOOKS AND 124 BALLOT MARKETING MARKING DEVICES. THANKS TO MR. MCKELLEN'S WORK AND THE DELEGATION A LETTER TO THE STATE ELECTION COMMISSION THEY HAVE APPROVED THEIR FUNDING THAT FUNDING WILL EITHER GO TO THE BOARD TO PURCHASE THAT OR ON THE ALTERNATIVE THE STATE BOARD WILL THAT EQUIPMENT FOR COUNTY BUT IN ANY EVENT EQUIPMENT WILL BE ON HAND AND AVAILABLE FOR FOR THE VOTING PROCESS WHEN IT BEGINS IN LATER THIS YEAR. 
          SO I WANTED TO UPDATE YOU ON THAT THAT PARTICULAR IN REGARD TO THE THE 278 MEMO YOU MAY AND I HEARD MR. MOORE'S EXCELLENT PRESENTATION EARLIER I'M VERY WITH THAT MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT IT RECITES A LOT OF THINGS IN IT THAT ARE NOT CONTRADICTORY TO THE DOT'S PLANS THEY DO INVOLVE TWEAKING AND MODIFICATIONS AND AS YOU GO THROUGH THE PROCESS BECAUSE RIGHT NOW YOU'RE 30% COMPLETE WITH THE ENGINEERING AS YOU MOVE THROUGH THAT ENGINEERING PROCESS, MORE OF SPECIFICS AND DETAILS WILL BE ADDED TO THE DRAWINGS AND ULTIMATELY THOSE WILL BE THE DRAWINGS THAT THE DOT USES TO BID OUT THE PROJECT TO. 
          A CONTRACTOR I KNOW THAT THE TOWN COUNCIL PROVIDED THAT MLA. I THINK JUNE OR EARLY JULY AFTER THEY GAVE THE MUNICIPAL CONSENT. THE ONLY THING I WOULD URGE IS AND I UNDERSTAND FROM CHAIRMAN'S REPORT THAT THERE'S LIKE A 90 DAY WINDOW THAT YOU PLAN TO TO LOOK AT THIS MY WAY. I WOULD SIMPLY SAY THAT THE SOONER THAT THAT MLA CAN BE, YOU KNOW, FINALIZED AND I REALIZE IT'S IT'S A IT'S A COMPLEX DOCUMENT BUT THE SOONER THAT CAN BE SIGNED BETWEEN THE TWO PARTIES THE EASIER IT IS TO INTEGRATE IT INTO PLANS THAT THE DOT IS NOW MOVING TOWARD MORE COMPLETION FROM AN ENGINEERING STANDPOINT. 
          SO I JUST IN THAT REGARD I JUST WANT TO TOUCH UPON THE DEGREE OF URGENCY THAT I WOULD SAY IS ASSOCIATED WITH IT FOR FOR THAT REASON I DID WANT TO TOUCH I-95 AND WHERE THINGS FOR WIDENING THE BRIDGE THAT GOES SOUTH CAROLINA FROM GEORGIA TO SOUTH CAROLINA AND COURSE VISE VERSA WIDENING THAT BRIDGE THREE LANES IN EACH DIRECTION AND THEN PROCEEDING UP I-95 AND 
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WIDENING AND REPAVING IN EACH DIRECTION. THREE LANES TO EXIT EIGHT HAS BEEN FULLY FUNDED, FULLY PERMITTED. ALL THE ENVIRONMENTAL WETLANDS MITIGATION HAS BEEN DONE ENGINEERED I MEAN SO IT'S IT'S READY TO GO. 
          THE NEXT STEP IS LETTING I-95 PROJECT OUT FOR BID. THE COMPLICATING FACTOR THERE NOT COMPLICATING BUT THE REALITY IS THERE THAT ON THE DEMAND SIDE OF THE EQUATION THANKS TO BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE BILL THERE IS A LOT OF MONEY ON THE DEMAND SIDE AVAILABLE FOR ROADWAY CONSTRUCTION AND SUPPLY OF CONTRACTORS TO RESPOND TO THAT DEMAND HAS YET TO EXPAND OUT TO ACCOMMODATE THAT DEMAND. SO RIGHT NOW IF YOU WANT TO BID IT OUT IT'S A SELLER IT'S A CONTRACTORS MARKET AND THEY CAN SIT BACK AND DEMAND A PREMIUM BECAUSE. THEY'VE GOT OTHER PROJECTS THEY CAN DO. 
          SO I KNOW THAT SECRETARY POWELL IS MINDFUL OF THAT AND TRYING TO STRIKE THAT SWEET SPOT BETWEEN CAN WE LET THESE RFP OUT? WHEN CAN WE GET A PRICE THAT DOESN'T GET ARTIFICIALLY SQUEEZED UPWARD BECAUSE OF THAT SUPPLY DEMAND DISCONNECT? SO I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THAT WAS ON AND ALSO I HAVE ALREADY BEGUN DISCUSSIONS THE REST OF DELEGATION MEMBERS TO DO THE SAME THING IN REGARD TO WIDENING I-95 IN EACH DIRECTION THREE LANES FROM EXIT EIGHT ALL THE WAY UP TO THE WALTERBORO EXIT. 
          SO SO THAT'S THAT'S THE NEXT TASK. I MEAN I CONSIDER AS FAR AS I-95 FINANCING IS I WON'T SAY DONE BUT AS MUCH AS THAT I CAN DO WITH IT SO FOCUSING OUR ATTENTION NOW ON MOVING UP THAT SECOND LEG OF THE I-95 RE WIDENING AND REPAVING FURTHER UP ON THE CAPITOL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS LIST THAT DOT HAS AND FEEL LIKE WE'RE MAKING SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS IN THAT REGARD AND THEN THE LAST THING I'LL SAY MR. CHAIRMAN AND THEN I'M HAPPY TO SIT DOWN AND ANSWER IS IS IN REGARD TO THE GREEN SPACE PROPOSAL IN OUR GREEN SPACE ORDINANCE THAT WAS PASSED AND SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AND APPROVED A TREMENDOUSLY SIGHTED THING IN MY OPINION THAT COUNTY VOTERS DID IN COUNTY COUNCIL TO BE COMMENDED FOR PUTTING THAT TO THE VOTERS WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME AND I SAY WE I SERVE ON THAT GREEN SPACE COMMITTEE WITH OUR EXCELLENT CHAIRMAN MIKE MCSHANE AND OTHER OTHER MEMBERS AND A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT INTO DEVELOPING THE CRITERIA WHICH GREEN SPACE APPLICATIONS ARE WEIGHED AND JUDGED AND THEN PASSED UPON AND SUBMITTED TO YOU FOR APPROVAL. 
          THEY ARE SIMPLY I WANT TO UNDERSCORE YOU IN THE FINAL ANALYSIS BEFORE COUNTY COUNCIL ARE THE ULTIMATE DECIDERS ON HOW TO ALLOCATE THAT GREEN SPACE MONEY THAT'S THAT'S THE BOTTOM LINE AND AS CHAIRMAN YOU'RE AWARE OF THIS A LOT OF MUNICIPALITIES IN RECENT MONTHS HAVE EXPRESSED SOME CONSTERNATION ABOUT THE REQUIREMENT FOR A MATCHING AMOUNT OF MONEY BEING PROVIDED BY MUNICIPALITIES IF THEY WANT THEIR APPLICATIONS TO BE APPROVED BY THE GREEN SPACE COMMITTEE. AND I UNDERSTAND THE REASONING THAT WHEN THE GREEN SPACE COMMITTEE ADOPTED THAT AS A FACTOR TO BE CONSIDERED IS YOU WANT TO TRY TO STRETCH OUT THAT HUNDRED MILLION DOLLARS TO GO AS FAR AS YOU CAN. 
          BUT AT YOUR SUGGESTION, MR. CHAIRMAN, THERE IS GOING TO BE A STAKEHOLDERS MEETING I THINK WITH THE MAYORS PERHAPS THE MUNICIPAL MANAGERS WITH GREEN SPACE COMMITTEE MEMBERS I THINK IDEALLY ALONG WITH MR. MCSHANE AND I'M WILLING TO PARTICIPATE AS WELL TO FIGURE OUT WHETHER OR NOT ANY ADJUSTMENTS THAT PROGRAM ARE REQUIRED. I MEAN SOMETIMES SOMETHING THAT LOOKS GOOD IN THEORY OR THAT LOOKS GOOD YOU KNOW, IN THE ABSTRACT WHEN YOU ACTUALLY START TO APPLY IT TO ACTUAL ACQUISITIONS SOME THINGS UP THAT MAY REQUIRE REVISION. 
          I THINK THIS RECENT MITCHELL BILL PARCEL MAY BE AN OF THAT SO I JUST WANTED TO READ RIGHT TO COUNSEL THAT I STAND READY AND I BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE IN THE PROCESS OF COORDINATING THAT KIND OF A MEETING BUT I WANT TO EMPHASIZE AGAIN ULTIMATELY COUNTY COUNCIL'S DECISION BECAUSE IT'S COUNTY COUNCIL IT'S THE ONE THAT'S IN CHARGE OF $100 MILLION AND ULTIMATELY THE ONE THAT'S ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE MONEY BEING SPENT WISELY. 
          SO WITH THAT BY WAY OF SUMMARY OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS OR I'M HAPPY TO TAKE MY SEAT AND LISTEN TO THE REST OF THE OF THE. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FOR SENATOR DAVIS ? I JUST HAVE ONE SERVICE. THANK YOU. 
          BUT MITCHELL BILL, IF LET'S SAY WE AGREED TO DO THAT WITH THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD TO GO BACK TO ANOTHER ANOTHER APPRAISAL WITH THE SAME HOLD TRUE BECAUSE IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY MR. MCSHANE SAID WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO PAY MORE THAN MARKET VALUE DONE BY APPRAISAL. 
          WHAT HAPPENS IF THE APPRAISAL GOES BELOW THAT NINE POINT SOME MILLION THAT'S ALREADY THERE IS HILTON HEAD COULD BE ON THE HOOK FOR THAT OTHER SIDE OF THAT BALANCE AS WELL BECAUSE IF YOU GO OUT FOR ANOTHER APPRAISAL BASED ON THAT UNLESS MISREADING IT, WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO GO OVER THAT APPRAISAL. THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION. 
          I GUESS I FRANKLY HADN'T CONTEMPLATED BECAUSE YOU HAVE TWO APPRAISALS THAT ARE $2 MILLION APART. IT'S DIFFICULT I SHOULDN'T SAY IT'S DIFFICULT. 
          IT'S IT'S IMPROBABLE IN MY OPINION THAT WOULD COME BELOW 9.75 I GUESS I WOULD SUGGEST 
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THAT COUNCILMAN LOGAN AS THE COUNTY AND THE TOWN NEGOTIATE THIS THIS MEDIATION REGARD TO TWO APPRAISALS THAT OUGHT TO BE SOMETHING THOSE ATTORNEYS CONSIDER THAT THEY OUGHT TO CONSIDER THAT YOU KNOW THAT THAT MIGHT HAPPEN. I MEAN YOU CAN'T HAVE A DOCUMENT THAT'S AMBIGUOUS AS WHATHAT EVENT. I THINK THAT'S UNLIKELY. 
          BUT YOU'RE RIGHT TO NOTE THAT THAT ISN'T SOMETHING THAT WAS IN MY SUMMARY AND YOU'RE RIGHT TO POINT THAT OUT. I HOPE WE CAN GET IT DONE. I'M WITH YOU ON IT. 
          I THINK IT'S YEAH AND I DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARILY ANOTHER APPRAISAL. 
          I'VE BEEN A PART OF THESE BEFORE WHERE YOU'VE GOT TO APPRAISE VALUES. 
          IT'S ALMOST LIKE A MEDIATION CONTEXT WHERE THERE'S NOT A NEW APPRAISAL DONE BUT THE TWO APPRAISALS ARE LOOKED AT, THE COPS ARE LOOKED AT THE ASSUMPTIONS THAT ARE MADE ARE LOOKED AT, YOU KNOW, WHETHER OR NOT CERTAIN PIECES OF THE PROPERTY HAVE BEEN DEEMED ON DEVELOPABLE THAT'S LOOKED AT. SO IT'S MORE IN THE NATURE OF A MEDIATION FAIRLY EXPEDITED AND AND RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE MEAN I MEAN OBVIOUSLY ANYTHING IS GOING TO COST MONEY BUT IT'S GOING TO COST THE AMOUNT OF A FULL APPRAISAL. YEAH I MEAN THE QUESTIONS AS 
          [CITIZEN COMMENTS ( Part 1 of 2)]
ALWAYS THANK YOU SIR. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH YOU. 
          ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. NOW WE'RE GOING TO GET TO OUR CITIZENS OBVIOUSLY HAVE A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO WANT TO SPEAK. 
          WE ONLY HAVE 15 MINUTES. IT'S THE CHAIR'S PREROGATIVE. I'M TO DOUBLE THAT EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE A LOT TO DO ON OUR AGENDA WE'RE GOING TO GET TO YOU AS QUICKLY AS WE CAN. 
          PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL STATE WHAT YOU WANT TO STATE WITHIN THE 3 MINUTES SO WE CAN GET EVERYBODY WHO WANTS TO SPEAK. WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH CADE YARBROUGH. 
          HI, I'M CADE YARBOROUGH, CHAIR OF THE DEFENSE COUNCIL. TONIGHT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO CANCEL THE LOWCOUNTRY CONTRACT AND PUT IT BACK UP FOR BID. ALL OF OUR FOLKS HAVE BEEN STRUGGLING ALL YEAR WITH THIS OLD PARTY BOAT THAT CONSTANTLY BREAKS DOWN AND WE'RE GETTING WORD THAT THERE'S ANOTHER ONE ON THE WAY. NEITHER IS DESIGNED TO BE A FERRY VESSEL. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT LOWCOUNTRY HAS REFUSED OR IS UNABLE TO MEET IMPORTANT CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS INCLUDING ACCOMMODATING PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SAFETY STANDARDS AND A WORKING CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM AND QUITE SIMPLY A FAILURE OF PERFORMANCE. I'VE HANDED OUT A POSITION THAT MAKES A CASE FOR CANCELATION OF THE CONTRACT OVER 325 SIGNATURES WERE COLLECTED IN-PERSON AND ONLINE IN FOUR DAYS WHICH IS PRETTY REMARKABLE FOR SUCH A SMALL ISLAND NOW IT'S FINALLY TIME TO MAKE A DECISION TO DECIDE WHETHER YOU WILL SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY OR INSTEAD CHOOSE THE LOWCOUNTRY FERRY OWNER. I'VE HEARD THAT SOMEONE SHOULD BE JUDGED FOR WHO THEY FIGHT FOR TONIGHT BEHALF OF THE DIVERSE ISLAND COMMUNITY WE ASK FOR YOU TO FIGHT US. 
          THANK YOU, FREDDIE GRAHAM FROM THE YEAH. I JUST HAVE TO REMIND YOU I THINK JUST I DON'T THINK YOU CAN IT CAN'T GO THAT WON'T THAT'S OUR IN TOGETHER FOR GREEN COUNTY MY NAME IS FRED GRANT JUNIOR I'M A NATIVE TO THE FIRST GULF AND I'M HERE IN ASHEVILLE TO DROP THAT FAVORITE CONTRACT CODY'S IS NOT ON THE DISABILITY AND THE HANDICAP FOR THE ISLAND PEOPLE AS YOU SEE GOT ME ON THAT PHOTO WALKING OUT OF LIKE A FOOTBALL FIELD DOG AND I ALMOST FELL OTHER DAY LIKE WE DON'T HAVE ONE INCIDENT ALREADY I'VE GOT FULL OF THE BALL OF THE BALL INTO THE WATER. I WILL FEEL LAST WEEK WHEN I WAS QUICKLY LET HOLD TWO AND A HALF SO I DON'T WANT TO GO TOWARDS YOUR TIME I JUST WANT TO ASK YOU ALL TO PLEAD YOU KNOW DROP EVERY CONTRACT AND PUT UP A BID TO GET THAT FAIR ARE WE NOT ACTUALLY FOR CELTIC FAIRY WE AIN'T FOR A FAKE FAIRY. 
          THEY GET ALL THEIR OWN FAIR AND GET OUT OF TOWN AND BACK TO THE TO THE MAINLAND. 
          THAT'S ALL WE ASK THIS WHERE WE DON'T LOOK ANYWHERE IS NOT LOOKING FOR US SO THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR HELPING ME EDDIE PENNY BAKER THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO MY NAME IS EDDIE PENNY BAKER. MY WIFE JULIE AND I HAVE BEEN FULL TIME TO FUSCHIA ISLAND RESIDENTS FOR THE PAST SEVEN YEARS AND THE ONLY LICENSE ELECTRICIAN ON THE ISLAND THAT LIVES ON THE ISLAND FULL TIME AND WITH THIS OCCUPATION I HAVE MET AND OR DONE WORK THE HOMES OF MANY OF MY NEIGHBORS. I CAN SAY WITHOUT A DOUBT THAT THEY ARE SOME OF THE MOST HONEST, HARDWORKING AND GENUINE PEOPLE THAT I HAVE EVER MET. IT IS FOR THEM THAT I AM PLEADING WITH YOU FOR HELP I CONTINUALLY READ AND HEAR BUT WE HAVE TO ABIDE BY A CONTRACT. 
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THE LAST TIME I CHECKED THE WORD CONTRACT MEANS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN TWO PARTIES. 
          I ASSUME THAT BEAUFORT COUNTY HAS KEPT UP THEIR PART OF THE DEAL BY PAYING THE PRESCRIBED MONEY TO THE UNLIKE THE OPERATOR WHO HAS NOT KEPT UP THEIR OF THE CONTRACT AS THE COUNTY HAS HAD TO ISSUE THEIR OWN LETTER OF NONCOMPLIANCE THE COUNTY SEEMS TO BE MORE INTERESTED IN SUCCESS OF A BUSINESS VENTURE THAT BENEFITS ONE FAMILY AND THE EXPENSE OF MANY ISLANDERS HEALTH AND WELL-BEING. I HAVE TO ASK ARE YOU SO CONCERNED ABOUT POTENTIAL LITIGATION THAT YOU CHOOSE TO IGNORE OUR PLEAS FOR HELP? I ASSUME THAT SITUATIONS LIKE THESE ARE WHY THE COUNTY EMPLOYS A FULL TIME LEGAL TEAM AS YOU KNOW, THE SOUTH CAROLINA DISABILITY RIGHTS GROUP HAS ALSO THREATENED LITIGATION. 
          WELL, IF THIS VERY ISSUE CANNOT BE SOLVED AT MEDIATION. WHEN I LOOK AT YOU COUNSEL PERSONS AND MR. ADMINISTRATOR, I REALLY WANT TO BELIEVE THAT IN YOUR HEART YOU KNOW WHAT THE RIGHT THING TO DO IS BUT IT WILL TAKE COURAGE TO DO IT THE SAME TYPE OF COURAGE THAT FREDDIE GRAHAM DISPLAYS EVERY DAY FIGHTING EXCRUCIATING KNEE PAIN BUT CONTINUES TO WORK SPLITTING WOOD COOKING OYSTER ROWS AND MOWING AND WEED AT PEOPLE'S HOMES. 
          THE LAST THING HE NEEDS IS A CHALLENGE TO GET ON BOAT COURAGE LIKE THAT OF 78 YEAR OLD PHIL SAMS WHO HAD TO ENDURE AN 89 DEGREE BOAT CABIN LAST WEEK DUE TO A CONTINUING MALFUNCTION IN AIR CONDITIONING HE HAD RETURNED FROM MEDICAL APPOINTMENTS AS HE BATTLES TYPES OF CANCER COURAGE LIKE THAT OF MISS ETHEL MAE WILEY WHO BURIED HER 84 YEAR OLD HUSBAND FRANKLIN THIS PAST WEEKEND EIGHT MONTHS AGO IN OUR TOWN HALL MEETING WITH WATSON SHE BRAVELY STOOD UP AND PLEADED IN A CRACKING. ALL WE WANT IS A SAFE AND RELIABLE BOAT. WE CAN GET SOME GROCERIES AND MAKE OUR DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENTS . MARK THAT TORE MY HEART RIGHT OUT. 
          DID IT AFFECT YOU IN THAT WAY AS WELL? IN CLOSING I AM HOPING YOU WILL ALL FIND THE COURAGE TO DO THE RIGHT THING, BUOY THIS CONTRACT AND REISSUE A NEW RFP. 
          WE HAVE BEEN ASSURED THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL INTERESTED PARTIES THAT READY TO STEP UP AND PROVIDE THE NECESSARY BOATS AND PERSONNEL FOR A NEW SERVICE. THANK YOU. 
          YVONNE WOLFSON AND WITH COUNSEL CAN COUNTY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS YVONNE WILSON. 
          I'VE HERE BEFORE TO HAVE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT MANY THINGS CONCERNED. 
          AND NOW I'M PLEADING WITH YOU. YES. MY OTHER FAMILY FAMILY MEN THE MEMBERS ASKING YOU TO PLEASE PLEASE CONSIDER OUR OUR KNEES ON THE FIRST KEY, FIRST CHANGE AND AMEND AND CANCEL THAT BOAT SYSTEM. FOR ONE THING, LIKE FREDDY SAID, GETTING ON AND OFF THE BOAT IS IS HAZARDOUS. YOU HAVE TO BUCKLE YOUR HEAD DOWN IN ORDER FOR YOU TO GET ON THE BOAT IN ORDER TO GET OFF THEY GOT TO RAMP THAT I MEAN SLIPS AND GO AROUND WHENEVER A BOAT SMALL BOAT PASS BY. AND WHEN YOU IN THE WATER TRAVEL AND THEY'RE BOTH SOMETIMES THEY HAVE AIR CONDITIONING THEY SAY AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. I MEAN BUT WE HAVE NO CHOICE. WE HAVE TO RIDE THAT BOAT. 
          THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE CAN GET FOOD. THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE CAN GO TO THE DOCTORS. I MAN AS FOR ME, THIS IS THE ONLY WAY I CAN GET ON AND OFF THE ISLAND. OKAY, SO WE NEED THAT. WE NEED A BOAT A LIGHT RELIABLE BOAT TO BE THERE FOR US. AND I THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME AND I HOPE YOU DO THE RIGHT THING LIKE EDDIE SAID. THANK YOU. AND PAM COBB. 
          HI. MY NAME IS PAM. PARDON MY HUSBAND BRIAN. 
          I HAVE LIVED ON THE BUS FOR A LITTLE OVER EIGHT YEARS. WE HAVE A SMALL BUSINESS ON THE HUSKY THAT HAS IN OPERATION FOR ALMOST SEVEN YEARS THE RESIDENTS OF DIVERSITY RIDE THE CURRENT BOAT. WE ARE NOT WEALTHY PEOPLE AT ALL. 
          WE ARE WORKING PEOPLE. WE ARE RETIRED PEOPLE. WE ARE PEOPLE WHO LIVE ON LIMITED INCOMES. WE ARE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES . 
          SOME OF THOSE DISABILITIES YOU CAN SEE LIKE FREDDIE GRANT, SOME OF THE DISABLED YOU CANNOT SEE BUT WE ARE EXTREMELY DEPENDENT ON A BOAT THAT IS SAFE, THAT HAS ADEQUATE HEATING AIR. YOU HAVE A PICTURE OF I THINK PHIL SIMMS WHO EDDIE SPOKE OF I WAS ON THE BOAT WITH HIM THAT DAY WHEN HE WAS COMING BACK FROM TREATMENT. 
          HE IS HIS EIGHTIES. HE HAS TWO TYPES OF CANCER AND EARLY ONSET. 
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HE WAS HUNCHED OVER ON THE BOAT BECAUSE. IT WAS 89 DEGREES IN THERE. 
          HE IS ALSO THE SAME INDIVIDUAL THAT WAS ON THE BOAT THE OPEN AIR BOAT IN JANUARY WHEN IT WAS ONE OF THE COLDEST DAYS WE HAD WHO BURNED HIS BRIDGES AND. ALSO HIS DOG'S TAIL GOT BURNT. 
          IF YOU ALL THINK THAT THIS IS AN ACCEPTABLE BOAT, PLEASE PUT YOURSELF IN OUR SHOES PUT YOUR PARENTS IN PHIL SIMMS OR FREDDIE GRANT OR SOME OF THE OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ISLAND SHOES AND THINK HOW IS THIS EXCEPT FOR US? DO NOT THINK ABOUT ONE FAMILY THE TURNER FAMILY BECAUSE I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW THEY DO NOT THINK ABOUT US. 
          WE HAVE MET WITH THEM ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING BUT GIVE US GRIEF. THEY HAVE VIDEOTAPED US. THEY HAVE GENTLEMAN WHO IS CURRENTLY EMPLOYED BY THEM WHO TROLLS SEVERAL OF US SOCIAL MEDIA. 
          HE IS SOMEBODY THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO FEEL SAFE WITH ON THIS BOAT THAT'S SUPPOSED TO TAKE CARE OF US IN CASE OF EMERGENCY BUT YET HE CALLS US OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA. 
          NOT JUST MYSELF BUT SEVERAL OTHER RESIDENTS OF THE BUS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. 
          CANCEL THIS CONTRACT. PLEASE AGAIN PUT YOURSELF IN SHOES. 
          PUT YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS ARE NOT OUR SHOES. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE BY ANY MEANS. THANK YOU. THEODORE GARCIA. 
          OKAY, CONWAY. I CANNOT READ LAST NAME. I I'M HERE TO REQUEST UNDER ITEM 30 ITEM 16 THAT YOU PROVIDE THE HAYNESWORTH AND SINCLAIR BOYD REPORT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THAT YOU ALSO REDACT THE PERSONAL IN THAT REPORT AND SUPPLY IT TO THE COMMUNITY THINK THEY NEED TO BE AWARE OF WHAT THE ALLEGATIONS OF CORRUPTION THAT HAVE BEEN GOING ON HERE FOR MANY YEARS AND SO I STRONGLY RECOMMEND YOU UNDERTAKE THOSE ACTIONS AND PARTICULARLY HAVE LAW ENFORCEMENT LOOK AT IT AND REDACT THE PERSONAL NAMES. 
          THANK YOU. AND YOU BALANCE COMMUNICATION BUT NO ONE DO YOU REMEMBER SWEARING THIS OATH? I SOLEMNLY SWEAR THAT I AM DULY QUALIFIED ACCORDING TO THE CONSTITUTION THIS STATE TO EXERCISE THE DUTY OF THE OFFICE TO WHICH I HAVE BEEN ELECTED AND I WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY DISCHARGE THE DUTIES THEREOF AND PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF STATE AND OF THE UNITED STATES. 
          SO HELP ME GOD. DO ANY OF YOU REMEMBER YOUR CAMPAIGN PROMISES YOU MADE TO CONSTITUENTS? BUT MANY OF YOU SITTING HERE I THINK. 
          WE ASK FOR TRANSPARENCY AND AN END TO CORRUPTION. WE ELECTED A NEW TREASURER WHEN THE PREVIOUS TREASURER JOY LOGAN DEPOSITED OUR TAXES INTO HER NAME NOT A COUNTY CONTROLLED ACCOUNT FUNDS WHICH HAVE NEVER BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR NOR FULLY INVESTIGATED. 
          WE ELECTED A NEW AUDITOR WHEN HIS PREDECESSOR HARASSED TREASURER AND COUNTY STAFF RESULTING IN LAWSUITS AND MOVING OFFICE TO A DIFFERENT BUILDING. 
          WHAT HAS BECOME OF THIS INVESTIGATION, THIS CONDUCT? WE NOW HAVE OVER FIVE YEARS OF ALLEGATIONS MISCONDUCT, MALFEASANCE, MISAPPROPRIATION OF FUNDS AND SERVICES AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT. NOTHING WITH COUNTY COUNCIL HAS CHANGED EITHER THE BEHAVIORS ARE CONDONED OR SWEPT UNDER THE RUG. HOPING THE PUBLIC WILL EITHER IGNORE OR GROW WEARY OF . I AM HERE TO TELL YOU YOU ARE SADLY MISTAKEN. 
          WE ARE ANGRY AND WE ARE WATCHING. THREE OF YOU ARE UP FOR REELECTION. TWO HAVE CHALLENGERS. WHAT DO YOU DO HERE TODAY WILL AFFECT YOUR REELECTION? WE STAND WITH SHERIFF TANNER, SOLICITOR STONE AND A.G. WILSON IN DEMANDING YOU RELEASE FULL UNREDACTED HSP REPORT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND WE DEMAND YOU RELEASE IT TO THE PUBLIC. LACK GROUNDS TO INVOKE ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE WHEN YOU SIGN THE CONTRACT WITH LAWYERS. YOU DID SO ON BEHALF OF TAXPAYERS WHEN YOU USE OUR TO PAY FOR THE CONTRACT. THEREFORE WE IN ARE THE CLIENTS. 
          THERE IS A CONFLICT OF INTEREST THE LAW FIRM THAT CANNOT REPRESENT COUNTY COUNSEL TO INVESTIGATE A COUNTY GOVERNMENT ON ONE HAND AND COUNTY GOVERNMENT ON THE HAND TO DEFEND THE ALLEGATIONS. THE FINANCIAL RECORDS MUST ALSO BE RELEASED UNDER STATE LAW. 
          QUOTE INSTITUTIONS OR ADMINISTRATIVE RECORDS UNQUOTE ARE NOT EXEMPT FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE. THERE IS NO JUSTIFICATION TO HOLD THEM US. 
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LASTLY ATTORNEY JAY HAS INDICATED THERE'S NOTHING IN STATE LAW PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE FOR YOU OR INFORMATION HANDBOOKS AND SUPPLEMENTS PUBLISHED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES THAT STATE A UNANIMOUS VOTE BY COUNSEL IS NECESSARY FOR THE RELEASE OF THE REPORT OR SUBSEQUENT RECORDS. 
          EACH TIME YOU MAKE A BEHIND THOSE CLOSED DOORS IN EXECUTIVE SESSION YOU VIOLATE THE LAW. 
          YOU WANT TO TRUST. YOU MUST EARN IT. YOU WANT THAT 2024 TEST. 
          YOU'VE GOT A LONG ROAD TO HOLD THAT WILL EVER HAPPEN TO YOU. IT STARTS HERE WITH YOUR VOTE TO RELEASE THE REPORT AND ALL RECORDS TO NIGHT. THANK THERON REDFORD FOR CARRYING REDFORD TO THE SIDE. I'M HERE ITEM NUMBER 21 THE COMMUNITY SERVICES AND LAND USE COMMITTEE BOTH RECOMMENDED TO DENY THE ZONING AMENDMENT ON USE TO LANDING ROAD AND IN THE PAST NUMEROUS NEIGHBORS SHOWN UP TO BOTH THESE MEETINGS TO SUPPORT THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF LANDING. IT IS A RURAL COMMUNITY AND PETITION WAS SIGNED WITH APPROXIMATELY 27 SIGNATURES OF PEOPLE WISHING TO KEEP THE LAND AS IT IS. 
          IT'S A QUIET NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE CLOSEST DIRECT BUSINESS BEING THE SERVICE STATION THAT OFFERS FOOD AS WELL AS GASOLINE TO NEIGHBORS AS A CONVENIENCE. THE NEIGHBORS THAT SIGNED THE PETITION WERE IN AGREEMENT THAT WE ARE CONCERNED OVER THE NOISE THE EXTRA TRAFFIC AND THE LOSS OF THE BEAUTIFUL OPEN SPACE THAT IS THERE TO BUSINESS. SOME OF THIS LAND HAS BEEN IN THESE FAMILIES FOR GENERATIONS. MY FATHER BOUGHT THE LAND IN THE YEAR 1998. 
          HE CLEARED IT IN THE YEAR 2000 AND BUILT HIS HOME AND HE PASSED AWAY IN NOVEMBER AND WHEN MY DAD PASSED ALL THE NEIGHBORS CAME TOGETHER FOR MEMORIAL AND IT WAS MORE LIKE A FAMILY GATHERING THAN IT WAS JUST NEIGHBORHOOD. SO MYSELF AND OTHERS WOULD LIKE TO SEE ZONING STAY AS IT IS AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE THAT CAME OUT, DROVE AND LOOK AT THE GREEN SPACE THAT WAS THERE. THANK TO THE COUNCIL PEOPLE WHO CAME OUT AND THANK YOU TO THE NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE SUPPORTED IT SO FAR. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL VERY. THAT WILL CONCLUDE OUR FIRST 
          [12. LIASION AND COMMITTEE REPORTS]
CITIZENS COMMENTS. WE'RE NOW IN OUR LIAISON AND COMMITTEE REPORTS. 
          IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL ? WE'LL START WITH THIS, HOWARD. 
          THIS ISN'T MY BUT PORT ROYAL OPENED THEIR NEW LIBRARY. YES. 
          AN OUTSTANDING CROWN. I'M TAKING THUNDER AWAY FROM MS.. 
          TAB BECAUSE SHE'S ALWAYS ON THERE. BUT WE HAD FOUR COUNCIL MEMBERS THERE AND I CAN'T EVEN ESTIMATE HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE THERE. I WANT TO THANK AMANDA DICKMAN ,MARK SUTTON WHO WAS THE ARCHITECT AND ALSO ATKINSON FOR ALL THEIR HARD WORK ON THAT PORT ROYAL COUNCIL THE 14TH OF AUGUST, THE REGULAR AND THEN ON. 
          I DID IT. I DID ATTEND THE VETERANS STAND DOWN IT WAS FOR HOMELESS VETERANS ON THE OF AUGUST. IT WAS EXCELLENT IT WAS AMVETS AND THERE WERE ALL KINDS OF STATE AND LOCAL AND FEDERAL AGENCIES TO SUPPORT HOMELESS VETERANS. 
          IT WAS QUITE EYE OPENING. THAT'S ALL I HAVE IN THE MEMORIAL BOARD MEETS WEDNESDAY MORNING. I'LL BE THERE MEETING. THANK YOU, MS.. 
          TABACHNICK. I'M BACK YES. SO I HAVE A SCHOOL BOARD REPORT WHICH I THINK PEOPLE SHOULD BE INTERESTED IN. WELL, THEY USUALLY ARE. 
          IT WAS PUSHED BACK FROM TROPICAL STORM DEBBIE. THE FIRST THING THEY DID WAS MAKE A MOTION, AUTHORIZE THE TRANSFER OF AN INCREASE IN THE FISCAL YEAR 24 FUND BALANCE ABOVE 7 MILLION AND TAKING THAT FROM THE GENERAL FUND WHAT'S IMPORTANT IS THE CFO WAS NO, SHE NOTED THAT A HEALTHY FUND BALANCE OTHER THAN BEING A FUND WORD HELPS HAVING QUOTE A TAX ANTICIPATION NOTE ENACTED OVER IN NOVEMBER WHEN CASH BALANCE IS THE LOWEST BECAUSE OF THE COLLECTION CYCLE AND ALSO A GOOD FUND BALANCE CREDIT RATING AND BOND RATING SAME AS IT DOES WITH COUNCIL. THEY HAVE ENTERED INTO A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MARINE AIR STATION AND AS YOU KNOW THE AIR STATION FOR USE OF TECHNICAL EXPERTIZE OF THE DISTRICT SOURCE DATA AND OTHER SERVICES THAT WILL BE COLLABORATIVE REDUCE COSTS ALL THE WAY AROUND AND WHAT'S OF MOST INTEREST THEY HAVE A NEW CELL PHONE POLICY UPDATE. 
          PERHAPS YOU ALL KNOW THAT STUDIES SHOW 97% OF STUDENTS USE CELL PHONES DURING THE SCHOOL DAY. THAT SHOULDN'T SURPRISE. TEENS SPEND ABOUT 5 HOURS A DAY ON SOCIAL MEDIA IS BECOMING A CONCERN. SO THE START OF SCHOOL A COUPLE 
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WEEKS AGO THE DISTRICT PROVIDED PARENTS WITH INFORMATION AND IT'S ON THEIR WEBSITE YOU CAN READ IT THAT NOW ALL PERSONAL COMMUNICATION DEVICES MUST BE TURNED OFF AND STORED IN THEIR LOCKER BOOK BAG ETC. AND THEY OF COURSE OUTLINED CONSEQUENCES BUT THEY MADE NOTE THAT IT'S REALLY BEEN VERY COMPLIANT IN THESE FIRST COUPLE OF DAYS PARENTS REPORTED DR. GLAS WHO IS THE PRESIDENT AT SCHOOL BOARD SERVED ON THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION COMMITTEE ON THIS CELL PHONE PROVISION. IT IS A PROVISO AT THIS POINT NOT LEGISLATION AND IT WILL BECOME DIFFERENT IN JANUARY AND THERE MAY BE CHANGES TO THE POLICY. ONE THING THEY REPORTED THEIR CLOCK COMMITTEE AND THAT'S A CITIZEN LED OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE THAT IS GOING TO MIRROR WE'RE GOING TO DO IF THE REFERENDUM PASSES WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A CITIZEN LED COMMITTEE AND THEY GAVE AN UPDATE ON 2023 REFERENDUM PROJECTS THEY DO A LOT THEY HAVE A FINANCE COMMITTEE A COMMUNICATION COMMITTEE AND A PROJECT OVERSIGHT. SO THEY GIVE A REPORT EVERY MONTH. THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE A BATTERY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL WITH THE MARCHING BAND THEY HAD MANY, MANY PEOPLE SPEAK EVIDENTLY STUDENTS THAT ARE NOT IN BATTERY GRADE CAN NO LONGER PARTICIPATE IN THE MARCHING BAND SO THAT WAS NOT A POPULAR THOUGHT ON AUGUST 20TH THE STATE ATX COMMITTEE HELD A WORKSHOP POSSIBLE APPLICANTS. 
          EVERYONE ON THE DAIS HERE KNOWS WE'VE BEEN REVISING THEIR POLICY. 
          JONATHAN SULLIVAN, WHO IS THE CHAIR OUR STATE ATX COMMITTEE THAT'S ACCOMMODATIONS THAT HE WAS GREAT. HE COVERED A LOT OF INFORMATION INCLUDING NEW STEPS IN THE PROCESS. FIRST OF ALL ANYONE THAT WANTS TO APPLY ATTEND EITHER THE AUGUST 20TH OR THE SEPTEMBER 3RD MEETING. AND HE ALSO ABOUT WHAT IS A TOURIST. SOMEBODY WHO LIVES 50 MILES OR FARTHER FROM THE EVENT. 
          SO I COME TO THE WATER FESTIVAL. I'M NOT A TOURIST. 
          I'M 23 MILES AWAY IN SUN CITY. I DON'T COUNT FOR TOURIST COUNT WHEN I GO TO HILTON HEAD. 
          I'M NOT A TOURIST. I SPEND MY MONEY THERE BUT I DON'T COUNT FOR TOURISTS TO COUNT. HE DISCUSSED REVISIONS TO OUR POLICY AND THE APPLICATION IS NOW OPEN TILL SEPTEMBER 13TH AND HE ALSO REITERATED NO FUNDS ARE APPROVED UNTIL THIS BODY APPROVES THEM. THERE WAS SOME MIX UP LAST YEAR AND THE LAST THING IS MISS THIS HOLIDAY AND I WENT THE LOW COUNTRY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS. IT WAS VERY INTERESTING WHEN THEY TALKED ABOUT NCDOT REPS AND HOW THEY'RE PUSHING OUR BRIDGES FOR ANOTHER TWO YEARS. 
          GOD KNOWS IF ANY OF US WILL BE HERE BUT IT WAS VERY GOOD INFORMATION REALLY. 
          SO WE ATTENDED THAT MEETING AS WELL AS BRIDGES AND ANY OTHERS. I'M A YES. 
          THIS IS NOT A LIAISON REPORT. THIS IS A REPORT OF A CITIZENS CONCERN. 
          I'M GETTING CALLS FROM SOME OF THE CITIZENS FROM THE BURTON AREA WHO ACTUALLY TRIED TO COME OFF OF ROBERT PARKWAY MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO A RATHER SMALL AT THAT TRAFFIC LIGHT. 
          THERE'S THERE'S A THERE'S A YELLOW FLASHING LIGHT THAT ALLOWS THEM TO ACTUALLY MAKE THAT LEFT TURN. IF YOU'RE COMING FROM BROAD RIVER BRIDGE INTO BEAUFORT COUNTY INTO THE CITY OF BEAUFORT WHEN GET TO THE LIGHT. 
          I'D RATHER SMALL AS YOU MAKE THAT LEFT TO GO IN THERE THERE'S A FLASHING THAT THAT YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY TAKE THE CHANCES OF MIGRATE IN YOUR WAY THROUGH THE INCOMING TRAFFIC LIGHT OUT COMING TRAFFIC THAT'S COMING OUT OF BEAUFORT AND IT'S PROBLEMATIC DURING THE PEAK HOURS AND THE TRAFFIC IS IS REALLY HEAVY SO THE CITIZENS ARE COMPLAINING THAT THERE'S AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO BE HAPPEN BECAUSE. THE LIGHT DOESN'T STOP THE TRAFFIC FOR THEM TO THAT LEFT TURN. IT'S JUST A YELLOW FLASHING LIGHT AND THEY TO WAIT FOR OPENING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN TO GET INTO THE RATHER SMALL SCHOOL. SO I WOULD JUST ASK OUR STAFF THAT WE WOULD HAVE OUR TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERS LOOK AT THAT LIGHT AND THE SITUATION THERE TO SEE IF WE CAN'T DO SOMETHING BETTER TO ACTUALLY ALLOW THE TRAFFIC TO MAKE LEFT TURN INTO RATHER SMALL SCHOOLS WITHOUT BEFORE WE HAVE AN ACCIDENT HAPPENING OUT THERE. THANK YOU. 
          ANY OTHERS I WANT TO UPDATE YOU ON A COUPLE ITEMS I ON THURSDAY THE 22ND DID GO TO HILTON HEAD ISLAND TO MEET WITH MAYOR AND TOWN MANAGER MARK ORLANDO. IT IS THE FIRST WE HOPE OF MANY MEETINGS WITH OUR MUNICIPAL LEADERS IN ORDER TO FIND OUT WHAT THEY NEED AND HOW WE CAN 
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HELP THEM. HILTON HEAD WAS VERY RECEPTIVE . 
          OUR MEETING SENATOR DAVIS STOLE MOST OF MY THUNDER BECAUSE EVERYTHING THAT HE TALKED ABOUT WE TALKED ABOUT AT THAT. WE HAVE AGREED BEGINNING IN JANUARY WE'RE GOING TO BE MEETING ON A QUARTERLY BASIS BECAUSE. WE START OUR BUDGET PROCESS EARLY SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE IN SYNC WITH THEIR NEEDS. 
          WHAT THE COUNTY CAN PROVIDE HOW CAN WE HAVE SHARED SERVICES WHERE WE CAN AND AND FOSTER THAT RELATIONSHIP? WHAT HE DID NOT SENATOR DAVIS DID NOT TALK ABOUT WAS THE WINDMILL HARBOR. THERE IS A QUOTE UNQUOTE TEMPORARY LIGHT AS THE BRIDGE PROJECT DEVELOPS THAT WILL BECOME A PERMANENT LIGHT AND IT WILL BECOME PART THE HILTON HEAD SYSTEM. THEY HAVE ASKED US TO TURN THAT LIGHT OVER TO THEM NOW RATHER WHEN THE BRIDGE IS BUILT. WE AMENABLE TO THAT. THEY'VE ISSUED THE THE LETTER. 
          IT'S GOING THROUGH THE PROPER PROCESS SO THEY CAN PUT IT INTO THEIR. 
          I CAN'T EMPHASIZE ENOUGH BETWEEN COUNCILMEMBER MCCULLEN OUR DELEGATION SENATOR DAVIS TO GET THE FUNDING FOR THE ELECTION EQUIPMENT WE NEED THIS YEAR'S ELECTION. 
          THAT WAS A HUGE WIN FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY. FINALLY ONE OF THE THINGS AS PART OF THE REFERENDUM SHOULD IT PASS AND WE HOPE IT DOES IS THAT THERE WILL BE A CITIZEN'S OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. NOW IT'S OUR AUTHORITY TO APPOINT THE PEOPLE NOW BECAUSE IT HASN'T PASSED. IT'S PART AND PARCEL OF WHAT YOU WILL VOTE ON. 
          BUT I AM SUGGESTING NOW THAT WE BEGIN THE PROCESS OF LOOKING FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO WANT TO BE PART OF THIS CITIZEN'S OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. SO AS WE PROCEED WE'LL THE APPLICATION PROCESS HOW WE COULD GET IT OUT WHO WERE LOOKING FOR WHERE THEY SHOULD COME FROM, HOW WE NEED. SO WE'LL KEEP YOU ABREAST OF ALL OF THOSE THINGS ARE GOING ON AND THAT'S MY FINAL REPORT. AND WE'RE READY FOR THE ACTION ITEMS. THE FIRST THREE ARE TIME SENSITIVE THAT CAME OUT OF THE 
          [13. TIME SENSITIVE ITEM FROM THE 8.26.2024 FINANCE, ADMINISTRATION, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING - FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL AND REPLACE BEAUFORT COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCES CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE VII, DIVISION 4 (BEAUFORT COUNTY PURCHASING ORDINANCE); TO ESTABLISH NEW POLICIES OF CENTRALIZED PURCHASING AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR COUNTY AGENCIES (A NEW PURCHASING ORDINANCE); DELEGATING PURCHASING AUTHORITY TO THE COUNTY PURCHASING DIRECTOR; ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR THE PURCHASING OF GOODS AND SERVICES AS REQUIRED BY COUNTY AGENCIES; AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO]
MEETING THAT WE JUST HAD. THE FIRST ONE ITEM NUMBER 13 IS A FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE REPEAL AND REPLACE THE COUNTY CODE OF ORDINANCE CHAPTER TWO, ARTICLE SEVEN DIVISION FOUR, THE BEAUFORT COUNTY ORDINANCE ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH NEW POLICIES OF CENTRALIZED PURCHASING AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR THE COUNTY AGENCIES . 
          MAY I HAVE SUCH A MOTION TO MOVE SIR? MR. MCGOWAN I'LL SECOND MR. LAWSON DULY MOTIONED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OVER COMMENT PLEASE? YES. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THE ITEMS WE DISCUSSED YES THEY WILL BE CHANGED. THIS IS THE FIRST READING WE WILL HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING THREE READINGS BEFORE THIS GOES INTO. 
          OKAY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? THIS WILL BE APPROVED FOR FIRST 
          [14. TIME SENSITIVE ITEM FROM THE 8.26.2024 FINANCE, ADMINISTRATION, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING - FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING BEAUFORT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TO PLEDGE REVENUES IN CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA JOBS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY OF ITS HEALTHCARE REVENUE BONDS (SOUTH OF BROAD HEALTHCARE PROJECT) SERIES 2024 IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING $120,000,000; AUTHORIZING PROPER OFFICERS TO DO ALL THINGS NECESSARY OR ADVISABLE; AND OTHER MATTERS INCIDENTAL THERETO]
READING WITHOUT OBJECTION AND I SEE NO OBJECTIONS. ITEM NUMBER 14 IS A FIRST READING THE NEW ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE BEAUFORT COUNTY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL TO PLEDGE IN CONJUNCTION IN CONJUNCTION CONNECTION WITH THE ISSUANCE OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA JOBS ECONOMIC AUTHORITY FOR ITS HEALTH CARE REVENUE BONDS SERIES 2024 IN THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT NOT EXCEEDING $120 MILLION AUTHORIZING PROPER OFFICER OFFICERS TO ALL DO ALL THE THINGS NECESSARY OR ADVISABLE MAY HAVE SUCH A MOTION OF OF I'D LIKE TO SECOND. OKAY MR. BARTHOLOMEW MADE THE MOTION AND MISS HOWARD MADE THE SECOND DULY MOTION AND SECOND. IS THERE ANY ON THIS ITEM SAYING NONE OF THIS WILL BE 
          [15. TIME SENSITIVE ITEM FROM THE 8.26.2024 FINANCE, ADMINISTRATION, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE MEETING - APPROVAL RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT APPLICATION REGARDING PROJECT MICRO AND TO SUBMIT IT TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA COORDINATING COUNCIL FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT]
APPROVED? OBJECTION AND I SEE NO OBJECTIONS. 
          ITEM 15 I'M GOING TO ASK A MEMBER TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT APPLICATION REGARDING PROJECT MICRO AND TO SUBMIT IT TO THE SOUTH CAROLINA COORDINATING COUNCIL FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. 
          SO NO MORE. OKAY. MR. REED'S MADE THE MOTION. 
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MR. DAWSON MADE THE SECOND MOTION AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION SAYING 
          [16. DISCUSSION OF PROVIDING THE HAYNSWORTH SINKLER BOYD REPORT AND ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS PREPARED BY HAYNSWORTH SINKLER BOYD TO STATE AND COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT]
NONE OF WILL BE APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION. ITEM NUMBER 76 SAYS A DISCUSSION FOR OF PROVIDING HAYNSWORTH SINCLAIRE BOYD REPORT AND ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS PREPARED BY HSP TO THE STATE. I WOULD ASK MR. MCKELLEN TO MAKE THE MOTION. GO AHEAD AND MAKE THAT MOTION. I I MOVE THE COUNTY COUNCIL PROVIDE THE HAYNSWORTH SINCLAIRE BOYD REPORT AND ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS PREPARED BY HAYNSWORTH SINCLAIRE BOYD TO STATE AND COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT AS THEY HAVE REQUESTED FOR THEIR ONGOING INVESTIGATION. SECOND TIME MR. GARLAND MADE THE MOTION MR. MADE THE SECOND DULY MOTION AND SECONDED. MR. MCMILLAN YOU GET TO MAKE THE STATEMENT FIRST. MY STATEMENT THIS EVENING COMPLIMENTS AND IS IN SYNC WITH ITEMS NINE AND 13 ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA RELATING TO PROCUREMENT AND PURCHASING. 
          IN JULY OF 2023 SOLICITOR DUFFY ASKED THE SOUTH CAROLINA ATTORNEY GENERAL TO CONVENE A GRAND JURY TO INVESTIGATE POTENTIAL CRIMINAL ACTIVITY OF BEAUFORT COUNTY'S THEN COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ERIC GREENLEE. AT THE SAME TIME COUNTY COUNCIL BECAME AWARE OF POSSIBLE VIOLATION BY MR. GREENWAY OF THE COUNTY'S PROCUREMENT CODE POLICIES, REGULATIONS AND OR GUIDELINES REGARDING CONTRACTS FOR GOODS SERVICES PROFESSIONAL SERVICES PURCHASE ORDERS AND PICARD CREDIT CARD PURCHASES. 
          COUNTY COUNCIL DETERMINED THAT VIOLATIONS COMMITTED BY MR. GREENWAY WARRANT THE TERMINATION OF HIS CONTRACT OF EMPLOYMENT AS A RESULT OF THE ALLEGATIONS AND COUNSEL'S OWN FINDINGS. COUNTY COUNCIL CONTRACTED WITH A CIVIL FIRM HAYNSWORTH SINGLER BOYD TO ENTER, AUDIT AND PROVIDE AN INITIAL REPORT REGARDING THE COUNTY'S HANDLING OF CONTRACTS FOR GOODS SERVICES, PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AND PURCHASE ORDERS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THE COUNTY'S PROCUREMENT CODE POLICIES AND OR GUIDELINES FOR THE FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR 2023 AND FOR ALL AND COUNTY YEARS 2019 THROUGH 2023. 
          COUNSEL'S GOAL WAS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE CONTRACTS PURCHASE ORDERS AND PICARD PURCHASES MADE DURING THIS PERIOD VIOLATED THE COUNTY'S CODE AND POLICIES AND REGULATIONS AND TO BRING THE COUNTY COUNCIL'S ATTENTION TO COUNTY COUNCIL'S ATTENTION ANY SUSPECTED VIOLATIONS OF COUNTY OR STATE LAW. THE LAW FIRM DETERMINED THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL INSTANCES WHERE THE PROCESSING OF CONTRACTS PURCHASE ORDERS AND PICARD PURCHASES DURING THIS PERIOD WERE NOT IN COMPLETE COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCUREMENT CODE AND COUNTY PROCUREMENT REGULATIONS. COUNCIL HAS CHARGED ITS NEW WITH CONDUCTING AN INVESTIGATION AND HIS FINDINGS TO COUNSEL. 
          THAT FOLLOW UP IS NOW UNDERWAY . IN JULY 2024 COUNTY COUNCIL ISSUED A REPORT IN RESPONSE TO THE LAW FIRM'S FINDINGS. IT REINFORCED THE COUNTY'S ESTABLISHED REGARDING CONTRACTS PURCHASE ORDERS AND PICARD PURCHASES NOTING CHECKS AND BALANCES AND REQUIRED SUPERVISORS AREA APPROVALS AT APPROPRIATE LEVELS. 
          THE LAW FIRM'S REPORT IS INTENDED TO SERVE AS AN INTERNAL AUDIT TO IDENTIFY AND ADDRESS PROCUREMENT ISSUES AND TO HOLD ACCOUNTABLE THOSE WHO MAY HAVE VIOLATED COUNTY POLICIES. THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR HAS STARTED REVIEWING THE IDENTIFIED PROBLEMS. STAFF INTERVIEWS WILL BE CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY POLICY VIOLATIONS WHERE APPROPRIATE DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS THAT ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE COUNTY'S PERSONNEL HANDBOOK WILL BE ADMINISTERED. 
          ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS WAY AN IN-DEPTH REVIEW OF CERTAIN PICARD PURCHASES TO ENSURE THEY WERE MADE IN COMPLIANCE WITH COUNTY POLICIES AND FOR APPROPRIATE PURPOSES SINCE THE LAW FIRMS REPORT COUNTY COUNCIL HAS BEEN ASKED BY MEMBERS THE MEDIA AND LAW ENFORCEMENT TO RELEASE IT IN ITS ENTIRETY. ALTHOUGH THE EXECUTIVE STAFF'S INVESTIGATION IS STILL IN PROGRESS, COUNCIL HAS DETERMINED THAT IT IS APPROPRIATE TO SHARE REPORT WITH STATE AND COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR THEIR OWN REVIEW AS PART OF THEIR OWN ONGOING. IF STATE AND COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT DETERMINED THAT THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY AND THAT NO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS WILL 
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ARISE FROM REPORT'S FINDINGS, THE REPORT WILL BE RELEASED PURSUING IT TO ANY PROPER FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST . THANK YOU, SIR. 
          MR. BARTHOLOMEW YOU MADE THE SECOND ANY COMMENTS ACTUALLY CAN I JUST SEE THE WRITTEN MOTION IF YOU DON'T MIND ME ASKING. YEAH. 
          SORRY. SO I ACTUALLY JUST HAVE A CLARIFICATION ABOUT THIS. 
          IT SAYS RELEASE ALL SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS PREPARED BY SINCLAIR BOYD. 
          I THOUGHT WE'RE GOING TO BE RELEASING SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS THAT WERE USED TO FACILITATE THE GENERATION OF REPORT AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE REFERRING TO. THOSE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AVAILABLE. YEAH. OKAY. 
          ALL RIGHT. GOING AROUND THE ROOM, MR. LAWSON, ANY COMMENTS? AND OBVIOUSLY WE ARE TAKING THIS ONE STEP AT A TIME TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WE ARE NOT MAKING MISTAKES, LISTENING TO ADVICE FROM FROM OUR ATTORNEYS . 
          I THINK IN DUE TIME EVERYONE WILL SEE WHAT'S IN ALL THESE. OUR BIGGEST THING WAS WANTING MR. MOORE TO GET HERE AND GET GET HAVE TIME TO ACTUALLY LOOK AT IT BECAUSE AS WE'VE SAID BEFORE, MR. MOORE IS OUR ONLY EMPLOYEE. THE OTHER EMPLOYEES FOR THE COUNTY ARE ACTUALLY UNDER HIS DIRECTION. SO AGAIN, THIS IS A A WHERE YOU KNOW, HE WOULD NEED TO GO THROUGH AND LOOK AT THOSE ITEMS . 
          AND SO FOR US MOVING FORWARD IN DUE TIME WE EVERYTHING BE RELEASED. 
          PEOPLE WILL SEE THINGS AND AGAIN THERE'S THERE'S NO ERROR THAT'S TOO LOW. 
          SO AGAIN THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE LOOK AT THIS AND AND I THINK EVERYONE WILL THEN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO SEE YOU KNOW WHAT WENT ON WHAT HAPPENED AND WE WILL AGAIN CONTINUE TO USE THIS AS OUR STEPS TO AGAIN TO DO THINGS CORRECTLY. MR. REID'S COMMENTS. 
          YEAH. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. I'M VERY PLEASED THAT WE'RE GOING TO RELEASE ALL OF OUR WORK PRODUCT RELATING TO THIS INVESTIGATION TO THE PEOPLE. 
          SO I MEAN WE SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT. WE'RE RELEASING IT TO THE STATE AND COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT AND IF THEY AGREE THAT THERE ARE NO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS FROM THAT, THEN IT WILL BE RELEASED SUBJECT TO AN APPROPRIATE FOIA REQUEST. 
          THAT'S A GREAT START. LET'S KEEP IT GOING. MR. JOHNSON, I SUPPORT US RELEASING THE REPORT TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT. WE WE SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT INITIALLY THE REQUEST WAS WITH ME BECAUSE IT GIVES THE AS IF WE WERE HIDING SOMETHING OR PROTECTING SOME PEOPLE. AND I THINK FROM THE TRANSPARENCY POSITION WE SHOULD HAVE JUST PROVIDED INFORMATION UPFRONT. SO I'M IN FAVOR. 
          MR. GLOVER MR. CHAIRMAN, YOU KNOW WHEN WHEN THIS INVESTIGATION STARTED, THE SOLICITOR AND THE SHERIFF TEAM UP TOGETHER TO INVESTIGATE THE THE HEARING I MEAN THE FINDING OF ANY VIOLATION THAT WAS HAPPENING BEFORE COUNTY COUNCIL THEN INVESTIGATED THEIR OWN IN-HOUSE PROCEDURE. I'VE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEM RELEASING IT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT IF THEY ASK FOR IT. THEY ASKED FOR IT. I NO PROBLEM. 
          THANK YOU, SIR. MS. TABACHNICK I AGREE, MR. JOHNSON. 
          MR. GLOVER I BELIEVE WE'RE PARTNERS LAW ENFORCEMENT. I'VE SAID THAT A DOZEN TIMES. 
          MY SONS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT SO I REALLY AM ANXIOUS TO RELEASE THIS TO THEM AND THEY CAN DO WHATEVER INVESTIGATION THEY NEED TO DO AND FOLLOW THROUGH. AS FAR AS THE PUBLIC AS MR. MCCLELLAN SAID AFTER LAW ENFORCEMENT IS FINISHED THEN WE CAN RELEASE IT TO THE PUBLIC. 
          BUT I'M IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION . MS. HOWARD YES, MR. CHAIRMAN. 
          I'M IN FAVOR OF THIS MOTION. I THINK IT SHOULD BE RELEASED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR THEM TO DO WHAT THEY DO BEST AND INVESTIGATE AND AFTER THEIR INVESTIGATION WE'LL SEE WHAT THEY RECOMMEND IF IT CAN BE RELEASED UNDER FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT OR NOT TO THE PUBLIC. MR. CUNNINGHAM. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. 
          BUT TOUCH ON A COUPLE OF THINGS NOT EVEN PERTAIN TO THE REPORT JUST YET THE MEDIA AND THE PUBLIC A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE COME OUT AND SAID OH TRANSPARENCY RAN ON TRANSPARENCY SO ON, SO ON AND SO ON. IT IS A. 
          YOU KNOW, WE FOUND OUT SOMETHING THE PAPERS BEFORE YOU EVEN CAME TO US WHEN THIS WHOLE THING STARTED. I'M ANGRY AIR GREENWAY INVESTIGATION. 
          I WAS IN THE PAPERS BEFORE WE KNEW ABOUT IT BECAUSE LAW ENFORCEMENT DID NOT RELEASE IT TO US AND THEN WHEN THE REQUEST WAS HAPPEN AND SAY IS THERE SOMETHING WE NEED TO KNOW OF , WE WERE TOLD AT THIS TIME. AND THAT'S WHEN WE STARTED TAKING STEPS BECAUSE US AS 
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COUNTY COUNCIL WITH OUR ONE EMPLOYEE WHO WAS THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR AT THAT TIME GREENWAY WE WEREN'T GIVEN THAT INFORMATION. WE TOOK THE STEPS AS A COUNTY TO START TAKING STEPS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON TOWARDS OUR COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR, INCLUDING HIM ON A LEAVE AT FIRST A PAID LEAVE WHICH GOT A TON OF BACK LASH FOR WHEN THAT IS LEGALLY THE ONLY OPTION WE HAD AT THAT TIME. AND THEN WE MOVED ON TO REMOVE HIM AND PUT AN INTERN IN AND THEN START AN INVESTIGATION WHICH IS EXACTLY THE PROCESS YOU TAKE TRANSPARENCY. YOU GUYS SAW A DOCUMENT TODAY THAT HAD TO DO JUST THE LAST MONTH OF CONTRACTS AND PEOPLE SAY OH, COUNTY COUNCIL DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT. 
          245 OF THEM JUST FOR ONE MONTH REPORT WHAT GOES ON ON A DAILY BASIS NOT EVERYTHING CAN BE SEEN BY OUR EYES 24 SEVEN. IT'S PHYSICALLY IMPOSSIBLE. THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE SO MANY DEPARTMENTS AND SO MANY PEOPLE TO DO THAT. UNFORTUNATELY WE DIDN'T HAVE A PERSON IN PLACE THAT WAS HOLDING PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE OR IS MISLEADING THOSE PEOPLE IN THOSE DEPARTMENTS AND THAT WAS OUR EMPLOYEE THAT WE REMOVED. WE TOOK THE STEPS TO HIRE A FIRM THEY OUR INFORMATION THAT WE HAD AT THE COUNTY SOME OF THE STUFF WE NEVER KNEW FROM PEEK CARDS OR TRANSACTIONS THAT WERE HAPPENING OR THINGS THAT WE APPROVED WHATEVER IT MIGHT BE FOR BUDGETS OR CONTRACTS AND WE WERE VERY OPEN ABOUT THAT. THOSE DEBATES HAPPENED RIGHT UP HERE US TALKING REMOVING HIM HAPPENED UP HERE. THAT WAS PUBLIC. 
          THAT'S BEING TRANSPARENT COMING FORWARD WITH THE STATEMENTS THAT WE HAD AT THE TIME WITH THE INFORMATION WE HAD BECAUSE WE DID NOT KNOW A FORMAL CRIMINAL ACTIVITY HAD BEEN COMMITTED. THAT WAS THE PROPER STEPS TO TAKE AT THAT TIME. 
          SO HERE WE ARE TURNING IT OVER TO THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT WHICH IS PERFECTLY FINE WITH 100% AND I WISH THIS A STEP THAT COULD HAVE BEEN SHARED BEFOREHAND A YEAR AND A HALF AGO WHEN THIS WHOLE PROCESS STARTED. SO I HAVE NO OBJECTIONS TO THIS. I WILL JUST LIKE TO SAY AGAIN THAT OUR EMPLOYEE IS ONE PERSON AND FOR MR. MOORE TO COME IN HERE AND THIS IS HIS FIRST TASK IS TO TAKE THIS ON WHICH HE'S WATCHED OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. YOU KNOW, AND I'M SURE HE WENT BACK IN MEETINGS TO SEE EVERYTHING THAT WAS ON. THAT'S A BIG, BIG TASK TO TAKE AND US GIVING HIM THE RESPECT TO BE ABLE TO LOOK THROUGH THIS AFTER HE BECAME A COUNTY EMPLOYEE ON JULY 1ST WAS THE PROPER THING TO DO. SO I STAND MOVING FORWARD WITH GIVING IT TO THEM AND IF THERE IS NO IN CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND I HOPE THAT LAW ENFORCEMENT IS WILLING TO ALSO KEEP US UP TO DATE ON THAT AS WELL IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE NEED TO BE AWARE OR AT LEAST MR. MOORE IF HE HAS ANY STAFF MEMBERS THAT HE SHOULD BE AWARE ABOUT THAT WE MISSED THAT THEN THAT INFORMATION BE SHARED TO OR TOWARDS US AS WELL IN THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION. MS. BROWN I DEFINITELY SUPPORT THIS MOTION. 
          I HAD PEOPLE KNOCKING ON MY DOOR THIS MORNING AND THE SHERIFF WAS IN MY DISTRICT. 
          I HAD PEOPLE KNOCKING ON MY DOOR AND. I HAD MY HUSBAND OUT WALKING OUT FOR A WALK AND PEOPLE APPROACHING HIM TELLING ME TO RELEASE THIS. 
          SO I'M VERY, VERY HAPPY. I TOTALLY SUPPORT THIS MOTION. YOU ACTUALLY WE WOULD HAVE DONE THIS ON 12TH BUT WE COULD NOT HAVE THE MEETING BECAUSE OF THE TROPICAL WHICH DELAYED THE RELEASE OF THIS. AND BEFORE I CALL THE QUESTION IS THERE I JUST I WANT TO CLARIFY THAT MOTION. SO I DIDN'T REALLY GET TO SPEAK A LOT. 
          MY POINT AND I'LL KEEP IT BRIEF I'VE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR THIS TO BE A MORE TRANSPARENT PROCESS PRETTY MUCH FROM THE START. I'M GLAD WE'RE DOING WHAT WE'RE DOING NOW RELEASING INTO LAW ENFORCEMENT. HOPEFULLY THEY DON'T FIND ANYTHING FOR CRIMINAL ACTIVITY . WE CAN RELEASE THIS INFORMATION OUT TO THE PUBLIC AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. YOU KNOW, TRUST IS NOT ESTABLISHED BY WORDS AS ESTABLISHED BY ACTIONS AND I THINK THIS IS AN ACTION IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO REESTABLISH HUMAN TRUST. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR DOING THAT. OKAY. DO I NEED TO CALL THE ROLL OR WILL I BE ABLE TO GET THIS WITHOUT OBJECTION? I SEE NO OBJECTION. 
          REPORT WILL BE RELEASED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. THANK YOU. 
          [17. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA]
THANK YOU, MR. CHAIRMAN. OKAY. NUMBER 17 IS THE APPROVAL OF OUR CONSENT AGENDA. YOU TAKE A LOOK AT OUR CONSENT AGENDA. 
          IT IS RATHER LENGTHY THERE ARE TWO BIG THEMES OF MINE I WILL MAKE THAT MOTION 19 ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA IF I MAY CHAIRMAN PRIOR TO THAT CAN I MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO REMOVE ITEM ONE SO THEY CAN BE VOTED ON SEPARATELY? I DO HAVE A COPY I NEED RECUSE MYSELF FROM THAT PARTICULAR ITEM A SECOND COULD BE MOVED AND SECONDED. 
          REMOVE ITEM NUMBER ONE IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MOVE IT 17 HEY SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO MOVE THE AGENDA THAT WOULD BE ALL RIGHT I'D RECOMMEND OKAY WE'RE BACK TO THE MAIN MOTION WE NEED A DULY MOTION AND SECONDED FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE REMOVAL 
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OF ITEM NUMBER ONE. SO MOVE MR. CHAIRMAN. AND SECONDLY MR. CUNNINGHAM MADE THE MOTION AND I HEARD MISS HOWARD AS THE SECOND DULY MOTIONED AND SECONDED AND DISCUSSION SAYING NO DISCUSSION THE CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          [1. APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION PARTNERING WITH THE UNITED WAY OF THE LOWCOUNTRY COMMUNITY WIDE STRATEGIC PLAN (FISCAL IMPACT: Total Investment of $50,000 approved and allocated to Together for Beaufort County from the Community Services Grant Program)]
NOW WE WILL TAKE ITEM NUMBER ONE FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA MAY HAVE THE MOTION FOR ITEM PLEASE FEEL MOVED AS CUNNINGHAM MAKES THE MOTION MR. GLOVER MAKES THE SECOND DISCUSSION NO DISCUSSION BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO THE THE UNITED WAY DOING THIS FEASIBILITY STRATEGY SESSION FOR THIS COMMUNITY. OKAY THIS WILL BE APPROVED WITH OUT OBJECTION BUT COUNCIL MEMBER CONNIE AND COUNCIL MEMBER BARTHOLOMEW IS RECUSING HIMSELF FROM THIS VOTE. 
          OKAY. AND HE WILL FILL OUT THE PROPER PAPERWORK TO DO THAT. 
          [18. PUBLIC HEARING AND THIRD READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND BEAUFORT COUNTY'S TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS (TIA) POLICY]
THANK YOU. SO ITEM NUMBER ONE IS APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          ALL RIGHT. WE'RE ON TO SOME PUBLIC HEARINGS NOW. 
          ITEM NUMBER 18 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND THIRD READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO THE COUNTY'S TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS POLICY . MOTION, PLEASE. 
          I'LL MAKE THE MOTION MISS TABERNACLE SECOND THAT MISS BROWN DULY DIDN'T SECONDED. 
          IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISHES TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR ITEM SAYING NONE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL? THE SERMON IS BROUGHT SOME OF THESE UP EARLIER TODAY WHAT YOU'RE IN THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF AMBIGUITY IN THE LANGUAGE HERE IN 6.3.10 YOU DON'T BELIEVE JURORS JUST WANT TO COME BACK WITH SOME RECOMMENDATIONS TO MAYBE TIGHTEN IT UP AND MAKE IT LESS GRAY AND MORE MORE OBJECTIVE RATHER THAN SUBJECTIVE? I MEAN THE NEXT THE NEXT THREE YEAH. THE NEXT READING NO NO CHANGES NOW I JUST WANTED TO BRING THAT UP. THIS IS WELL UNFORTUNATELY THIS IS THE THIRD THIRD READING. 
          YEAH. OH SORRY ABOUT THAT GERTIE DID YOU GET IT YOU HAD TO PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN POST ON THE 30 TO COME BACK. I MEAN DO YOU THINK IT'S GOING TO BE IN YOU KNOW BETTER OR NOT EVERYTHING HAS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH HOW IT'S WRITTEN NOW. 
          WELL, I MEAN IF ANY BETTER FOR ME TO BRING THOSE THAN ACTUAL ADVICE ON WHAT TO DO AND WHERE TO ADDRESS THAT COMMENT. SO YEAH SO IT WOULD BE BETTER TO HOLD THE THIRD READING BECAUSE IF YOU PASS IT THIS WAY AND MAKE CHANGES NOW WE HAVE THREE READINGS IN A PUBLIC HEARING TO AMEND AN ORDINANCE PASSED. OKAY SO NOW I WILL ASKED TO AMEND THIS THIRD READING TO HAVE THE THIRD READING POSTPONED TO THE NEXT MEETING. 
          I'LL DO THAT. I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. MR. IVANEK I'LL SECOND MR. BARTHOLOMEW. EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT THE PUBLIC HEARING HAS BEEN DONE. 
          WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE THE THIRD READING AT THE NEXT COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING. 
          IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION THIS WILL BE CHAIRMAN IF THESE ARE SUBSTANTIAL? I MAY HAVE TO GO BACK THROUGH THE PROCESS. I DON'T I DON'T THINK IT'LL BE SUBSTANTIAL THERE WAS I MEAN SIGURDUR DO YOU REMEMBER EXACTLY 6.3 POINTS IN THE COMMITTEE. YES WE KNOW. AND THE NEXT ITEM IS IN ADDITION TO 50 GROUPS IF THERE IS BEEN A PROVIDED THAT THE ADMINISTRATOR ARE HERE THAT WILL BE ADDED TO THIS TABLE NOT THAT. THANK YOU. 
          OKAY. RIGHT. THIS WILL BE APPROVED WITHOUT 
          [19. PUBLIC HEARING AND THIRD READING OF AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 GENERATED BY THE LOCAL A-TAX COMMITTEE]
OBJECTION AND I SEE NO OBJECTIONS. ITEM NUMBER 19 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND THIRD READING OF AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE APPROPRIATION OF THE FUNDS FOR THE YEAR 2020 425 GENERATED BY THE LOCAL FOOD TAX COMMITTEE. A MOTION PLEASE. 
          I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. MR. BERNANKE TAX. SECOND, MR. GLOVER DULY MOTIONED. SECOND IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION SAYING NONE? BAKER THIS I'M SORRY WE HAVE TO GO TO THE PUBLIC. IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC TO COMMENT ON THIS? THANK GOD NO. OKAY. 
          IT'S CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC AND IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ARE WE HAVING YET SEEING NONE. THIS WILL BE APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          [20. PUBLIC HEARING AND THIRD READING OF AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 GENERATED BY THE LOCAL HOSPITALITY TAX (FISCAL IMPACT: Potential appropriation of funds in the amount of $7,075,000 in Local H-Tax funds)]
ITEM 20 IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND THIRD READING OF AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING THE APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2425 GENERATED BY LOCAL HOSPITALITY TAX. 
          I CAN MAKE THAT MOTION TO MS. TABERNACLE SECOND. MR. GLOVER DULY MOTION AND 
          [01:50:05]
SECOND IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WISHES TO SPEAK THIS ITEM SEEING NONE WE WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING. ANY MEMBER OF COUNCIL WISH TO SPEAK SAYING NONE OF THIS WILL 
          [21. PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE 4.73 ACRES (R200 019 000 0076 0000) LOCATED AT 26 EUSTIS LANDING ROAD FROM T2 RURAL (T2R) AND T2 RURAL CENTER (T2RC) TO T2 RURAL CENTER (T2RC)]
BE APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION AND I SEE NO OBJECTIONS. THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE 4.34.73 ACRES LOCATED AT 26 EUSTIS LANDING ROAD FROM T TO RURAL AND T TO TO AND TO RURAL CENTER TO T TO RURAL CENTER AND MOTION PLEASE. 
          YES, MR. GLOVER. SECOND, PLEASE. OH, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. 
          TWO REASONS LET ME READ MY MOTION YOU AT THIS TIME. WELL, YOU'RE MAKING THE MOTION YOU'RE MAKING THIS MOTION OR YOU TO AMEND THE MOTION. I WANT TO. 
          SO I'VE GOT TO PUT A MOTION ON LIKE IN A MOTION. YES. 
          YES. THIS IS THE MOTION THAT HAS TO GO ON THE FLOOR. 
          THEN IF YOU WANT TO AMEND THAT I WILL RECOGNIZE YOU TO AMEND THAT. 
          IT'S RECOMMENDED TO DENY WELL RECOMMENDING DENY. WELL, YES, I UNDERSTAND THAT. 
          ARE YOU SAYING I NEED TO PUT THIS MOTION ON THERE BEFORE A MOTION TO DENY? YES. AND I DO NOT WANT TO THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR. 
          OKAY, WELL, SOMEBODY WILL. YES. DO YOU HAVE TO? I MEAN NO MOTION TO DENY YOU MAKE THE MOTION TO REZONE IT AND THEN IT WILL BE IN A MOTION TO DENY IT. YEAH. YEAH, YEAH. 
          OKAY. SO I NEED A MOTION. I A SECOND I NEED A PUBLIC HEARING. I NEED A DISCUSSION AND. ACTION. 
          I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. OKAY. MR. CUNNINGHAM MADE MOTION. 
          THE SECOND WE NEED A SECOND. SECOND, MR. SCOTT. MR. LAWSON MADE THE SECOND DULY MOTION IN SECOND. IS THERE ANY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC WHO WISHES TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? SEEING NONE WE WILL CLOSE PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          NOW WE CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION OF THIS. MR. GLOVER, THIS IS WHERE YOU COME IN. CHAIRMAN. I MOVE THAT WE DENY THE REQUEST FOR REZONING THIS PROPERTY FOR THE FOLLOWING REASON. IT IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS AND POLICIES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE COMPREHENSIVE CODE AND PROCESS FOR PURPOSE OF THE DEVELOPMENT CODE DOES NOT ADDRESS A OR DEMONSTRATE THE COMMUNITY NEED IS NOT WITH THE EXISTING AND PROPOSED USE OF LAND SURROUNDING THIS LAND WOULD ADVERSELY AFFECT NEWTON AND THE NEARBY LAND AND WOULD NOT RESULT IN LOGICAL AND ORDERLY DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS. 
          MOTION SECOND. OKAY DULY MOTIONED AND SECONDED FOR THE DENIAL FOR THE FOR THE PUBLIC'S EDIFICATION HANG ON HERE. WHEN WE HAVE A REZONING THERE IS A REZONING REQUEST THAT REQUEST HAS TO SATISFY NINE ELEMENTS. 
          MR. GLOVER HAS CERTAIN ELEMENTS THAT SAYS IT DOES NOT MEET THESE AND IF IT DOES NOT MEET THESE. WE SHOULD NOT GRANT THIS REZONING. 
          OKAY, EVERYBODY IS CLEAR. RIGHT. I ALSO LIKE TO SAY THAT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT PRESENTED THIS TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION AND PLANNING COMMISSION DENIED THIS BACK IN MAY OR APRIL. CAN'T REMEMBER AND IT WAS BROUGHT BEFORE COUNTY COUNCIL COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMITTEE IN JUNE AND THE COMMITTEE UPHELD THE RECOMMENDATION COMING FROM THE STAFF AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION WE ARE BASICALLY FALLING IN LINE WITH PREVIOUS BODIES THAT MADE THE RECOMMENDATION. OKAY CAN YOU STATE THE NUMBERS AGAIN? ONE, THREE, FIVE, SIX AND SEVEN. 
          OKAY. ONE NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS AND POLICIES. 
          THREE DOESN'T ADDRESS COMMUNITY NEED. FIVE IS NOT COMPATIBLE. 
          SIX WOULD ADVERSELY AND SEVEN WOULD NOT. WOULD NOT RESULT IN LOGICAL AND 
          [01:55:07]
ORDERLY DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS. IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS BEFORE WE TAKE A VOTE SEEING NONE. I THINK WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS CALL THE ROLL PLEASE ON THIS. 
          DO YOU WANT TO HEAR FROM. NO, IT'S NOT NECESSARY. WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S BEING ASKED US. OKAY. JUST TO CLARIFY, MR. CHAIRMAN. 
          YES? VOTE IS A TO DENY. YES. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER GLOVER. YES. COUNCILMEMBER HOWARD. 
          COUNCILMEMBER TABACHNICK. YES. MEMBER RATES. 
          YES. COUNCIL MEMBER LAWSON. MARK LAWSON. 
          YES. COUNCILMEMBER DODSON. YES. 
          COUNCIL MEMBER CUNNINGHAM. YES. COUNCILMEMBER BROWN. 
          YES. COUNCILMEMBER BARTHOLOMEW. YES. 
          VICE CHAIR MAGELLAN. CHAIRMAN PASSMAN. YES. 
          THE MOTION PASSES. I DID. IT IS DENIED. 
          OKAY. THANK YOU. ROBIN. 
          [22. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS, TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AS COOLER TRACT B (FISCAL IMPACT: The cost of the purchase is be the appraisal value, $1,140,000, plus closing costs. Funding for this project is Land Purchase account 4000-80-1000-54400 with a balance of $3,000,000)]
ITEM NUMBER 22 IS A FIRST READING OF THE ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY. A DENNIS IDENTIFIED AS COOLER TRACT B A MOTION PLEASE. 
          SO MOVE SIR. MR. MCGOWAN. I'LL SECOND IT. 
          MS. TABERNA DULY MOTIONED AND SECONDED. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION SAYING NONE. THIS WILL BE APPROVED ON FIRST READING WITHOUT OBJECTION. 
          [23. FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO CONVEY REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 333 & 335 BUCKWALTER PARKWAY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF WORKFORCE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND MEDICAL FACILITIES; AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO (FISCAL IMPACT: this property was purchased for $3,200,000 for the purpose of facilitating Affordable Workforce housing. The Transfer of property has no fiscal impact)]
AND I SEE NO OBJECTIONS. ITEM NUMBER 23 IS A FIRST READING OF AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO CONVEY REAL PROPERTY AT 333 AND 335 BUCKWALTER PARKWAY FOR DEVELOPMENT OF WORKFORCE AND AFFORDABLE AND MEDICAL FACILITIES AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERE TO THE MOTION. 
          CHAIRMAN MR. CUNNINGHAM MAKES THAT MOTION LIKE I LIKE THE SECOND MR. GLOVER MAKES THE SECOND DULY MOTION AND SECONDED . IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION SEEING NONE. OH I'D JUST LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT. 
          THIS IS A GREAT PARTNERSHIP. YES IT IS FOR A GREAT NEED. YEP. 
          IN THAT AREA? YEAH. JUST FOR EDUCATION FOR EVERYBODY ELSE THAT THIS IS GOING QUICKLY AS WE TALKED ABOUT IN MY COMMITTEE LAST WEEK BUT THIS IS RIGHT THERE NEXT TO RIGHT ACROSS STREET FROM PUBLIX AND KROGER. 
          IT'S NEXT TO ONE OF THE CHURCHES THERE AND BUCKWALTER THIS IS SOMETHING WE WERE WORKING ON FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR NOW TO GET THIS COMPLETED AND WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH WORKING WITH THE TOWN OF BLUFFTON TO GET THIS PROJECT ON THE AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE BUFFER ZONES OF THE PROPERTY YOU'LL SEE THAT IT ALSO KEEPS THE WETLANDS BETWEEN THIS PROPERTY AND NEARBY SERENE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS AS WELL BECAUSE THERE ARE TWO ALREADY RIGHT THERE SO IT'S ACTUALLY FITS RIGHT THE TYPE OF LOCATION DEMOGRAPHICS THAT WE WOULD WANT TO BE ABLE TO PUT THIS CENTRALLY LOCATED BETWEEN RESIDENTS AND COMMERCIAL PROPERTY. THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO COMMENT THAT THIS IS AN EXCELLENT PROJECT AS I SAID AND IT FALLS RIGHT IN LINE WITH OUR MISSION AND OUR GOALS FOR BRINGING FORWARD WORKFORCE HOUSING AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. 
          AND I SEE THIS AS AN FOR THE REST OF THE COUNTRY. THANK YOU. 
          ANY OTHER COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. THIS WILL BE APPROVED AS FIRST READING WITHOUT OBJECTION AND I SEE NO OBJECTIONS. OKAY. 
          [CITIZEN COMMENTS (Part 2 of 2 )]
THAT NOW TAKES US TO CITIZEN COMMENTS PERIOD NUMBER TWO. WE HAVE THREE PEOPLE WHO WISH TO SPEAK. THE FIRST ONE IS ARNOLD BROWN WHO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO USE OUR BIFOCALS RIGHT NOW. GOOD EVENING. JUST WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL ONCE AGAIN FOR THE SUPPORT OF 1999 CPO AND. IT WAS BASED UPON SOLID A SOLID FOUNDATION AND I'M GOING TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT A SOLID FOUNDATION. 
          ALL OF US PROBABLY IN THIS ROOM ARE HERE BECAUSE WE HAD A SOLID WHEN WE WERE GROWING UP BY OUR PARENTS OR SOMEONE IF YOU LIKE MAKING GOOD BIBLICAL DECISIONS YOU GO TO MATTHEW'S CHAPTER SEVEN, VERSE 24 THE WISE BUILDER LUKE CHAPTER SIX AND FIRST 46 YOU LAY A FOUNDATION THIS DEEP IN HEBREWS CHAPTER SIX VERSES 19 YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE IT'S ANCHORED IN FAST THE 
          [02:00:05]
CPO ZONING OF 1999 IS ON A SOLID FOUNDATION THE REVISION NOT REVISION BUT THE CLARIFICATION OF THE CPO THAT WAS PASSED IN 2000 2020 223 REINFORCE IS THE CPO BEAUFORT 2040 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN REINFORCE THE FOUNDFORT COUNTY G DEPARTMENT THE CPO SPOT ZONING LAWS REINFORCES THE CPO SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR SUPPORTS IT. SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTED OFFICIALS STATEWIDE AND FEDERAL ELECTED OFFICIALS THEY SUPPORTED LOCAL NEWSPAPERS. 
          EDITORIAL ATTITUDES. THEY SUPPORT THE CPO, SOUTH CAROLINA TITLE NUMBER SIX CHAPTER 29 DEED IN 1994 IS SUPPORTS IT U.S. SUPREME COURT 1997 EUCLID VERSUS AMBER REAL ESTATE REAL ESTATE SUPPORTS IT SOUTH CAROLINA SUPREME COURT CASE 1963 BOB JONES UNIVERSITY CASE AGAINST THE GREENVILLE CITY OF GREENVILLE SUPPORTS IT CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA 2010 CHARLESTON IS A HISTORIC HOTEL TRIED TO MEET SOME CHANGES BE LOST SUPPORT BY CIVIL CONSERVATION GROUPS PETITION OF OVER 20,000 PETITIONERS HAVE SIGNED IT PREVENTS DAMAGE TO THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT. 30 SECONDS. THANK YOU. 
          SO THE CPO IS ON SOLID GROUND SOLID FOOTING AND WE ASK THAT YOU CONTINUE TO SUPPORT NOT JUST THIS YEAR BUT NEXT YEAR, THE YEAR TO COME. THANK YOU. 
          MAJOR, I. I CAN GIVE. GOOD AFTERNOON TO CHAIRMAN AND COUNSEL. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. AGAIN, MY NAME IS CARRIE AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE YOUTH COMMUNITY OF SAINT HELENA ISLAND. 
          I JUST WANT TO READ SOMETHING TO YOU BUT WALTER RECREATION CENTER THE KEY FEATURES SOCCER COMPLEX SKATEPARK, INDOOR TRACK CARDIO EQUIPMENT INDOOR BATTING CAGES FOR INDOOR BASKETBALL COURTS TWO INDOOR RACQUETBALL COURTS INDOOR VOLLEYBALL WEIGHT ROOM. 
          THE AMENITIES INCLUDE INDOOR CONCESSION ROOM TWO CLASSROOMS LARGE MULTIPURPOSE ROOM WITH MINI KITCHEN LARGE WOMEN AND MEN'S RESTROOMS, FAMILY RESTROOM, BICYCLE RACK SHOWERS AND LOCKERS. AND WE LOOK THE BURTON WELLS RECREATION CENTER KEY FEATURES INDOOR TWO RACQUETBALL COURTS ONE BASKETBALL GYM WITH LOCKER ROOMS ONE FITNESS ROOM INDOOR AMENITIES TWO LARGE CLASSROOMS ONE SMALL KITCHEN WOMEN AND MEN'S LOCKER ROOMS WOMEN AND MEN'S RESTROOMS KEY FEATURES OUTDOOR A PICKLEBALL COURT COMPLEX THREE BASEBALL FIELDS TWO OUTDOOR BATTING CAGES TWO SOCCER FIELDS ONE FOOTBALL FIELD ONE PLAYGROUND ONE EXTREME NINJA COURSE OUTDOOR AMENITIES WOMEN AND MEN RESTROOMS BASEBALL CONCESSIONS SOCCER FOOTBALL CONCESSIONS. NOW WE GO TO GLORIA POTTS CENTER ON SNELLING ISLAND. 
          ONE METAL BUILDING, ONE OUTDOOR, A BASKETBALL COURT PLAYGROUND LARGE OPEN ROOM SMALL KITCHEN WOMEN AND MEN'S RESTROOM. THAT'S IT. 
          THEN WE GO TO THE SCOTT CENTER ONE BUILDING TO OPEN ROOMS PLAYGROUND TO BASEBALL FIELD ONE SOCCER FIELD ONE TENNIS COURT ONE OUTDOOR BASKETBALL COURT. 
          THEN WE GO TO SAINT HELENA PARK, THE WESLEY FELIX PARK AND RECREATION IS TO BASEBALL FIELDS. THERE'S OUTDOOR BASKETBALL COURT, A BATTING CAGE TENNIS COURT. THE AMENITIES ARE WOMEN AND MEN'S RESTROOM. 
          NOW AS YOU LISTEN TO ME, I PRAY THAT YOU HEARD THE DIFFERENCE IN WHAT'S WELL WE CALL SOUTH OF THE BROAD. THEN WHAT WE HAVE OVER HERE JUSTICE ACCORDING TO MARTIN LUTHER KING SAYS, JUSTICE AT HIS BEST IS LOVE CORRECTING EVERYTHING THAT STANDS AGAINST LOVE. THE TIME IS ALWAYS RIGHT TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT. 
          SO I TRUST AS ACCORDING TO COUNCIL MEMBER BARTHOLOMEW SAID TRUST IS ESTABLISHED BY ACTION AND I STAND WITH GREAT EXPECTATION THAT YOU THE COUNCIL AND WILL DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND FOR OUR YOUTH. AND HELEN IRELAND. 
          [02:05:03]
BUILD US A STATE OF THE ART CENTRALLY LOCATED YOUTH COMMUNITY CENTER. 
          THANK YOU. MILLER GOOD AFTERNOON MEMBERS OF COUNCIL AND CHAIRMAN I COME BEFORE YOU TODAY TO ON BEHALF OF OUR BURIAL GROUNDS IN BEAUFORT COUNTY NOT JUST ON SAINT HELENA ISLAND. TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF SOME OF THE THINGS THAT'S HAPPENING OVER THERE, WE NEED TO HONOR OUR LOVED ONES WHEN DECEASED AND WE WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT. 
          WE HAVE PEOPLE THAT MOVED TO THE AREAS WHERE WE LIVE IN BEAUFORT COUNTY NOT ON SAINT HELENA. I'M CONCERNED I'M NOT SELFISH FOR EVERYONE AND PEOPLE ARE MOVING IN AND THEY THINK BECAUSE THEY BUY A OF THAT THEY OWN THE BURIAL GROUNDS WHERE ANCESTORS ARE. THERE ARE SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE MET ON SAINT WITH COUNCILMAN GLOVER AND QUEEN AND OTHER OF THE COMMUNITY TO VOICE THIS CONCERN. 
          PLEASE WORK WITH THE PEOPLE TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. YOU TALK STARTING A GROUP WHERE THE PUBLIC CAN BE INVOLVED IT WHERE THIS IS NOT DONE. YOU GOT BEING SHOT AFTER WHEN YOU CALL A LAW ENFORCEMENT THEY TELL YOU TO YOU HAVE TO GO TO PROBATE COURT YOU DON'T GO TO PROBATE. THESE PEOPLE ARE NOT RELATED TO US SO PLEASE HELP US DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. I DON'T THINK THAT'S A GOOD SITUATION AT ALL. 
          THEY BUY THE LAND NEVER OWNED THEY DON'T BUY OUR BURIAL GROUND. 
          THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. AND JOHN BROWN GEORGE BROWN. I KNOW YOU SHARE MY CONCERN ABOUT IT DOING I'M HERE FOR THE SENATE AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE BURIAL GROUNDS AND HELPING THE AVERAGE NEW PEOPLE MOVE IN THIS GRAVEYARD IS OVER 100 YEARS OLD. 
          WE HAVE LOVED ONES WHO DIED LAST MONTH. WE NOT GET TO THE GRAVEYARD NOW TO BURY THEIR DEAD I GUESS MOVE OVER THERE, CLOSE THE ROAD COMPLETELY. 
          OVER 100 YEARS WE'RE GOING TO KEEP THE ROAD PLANS TO GET THE PROPERTY ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO. WE HAD A MEETING WITH HER. SHE SOMEONE WOULD BRING BACK DUMP TO THE GRAVEYARD. SO WE WE CAN UNDERSTAND THAT SHE WANTED TO PUT A GATE UP. 
          WE SAID BUT YOU PUT A GATE UP. JUST GIVE US A CALL SO WE CAN GET TO THE BURIAL GROUND AT ANYTIME. SHE SAID FINE. NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN NOW SHE CHANGED RULE. LOCK GATE MOTHER'S DAY PEOPLE CAME HERE TO VISIT THE YOUNG ONE FAMILY TO THE CEMETERY. WE COULD NOT GET. YOU SPEAK TO MR. YORK. 
          YOU KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. NEED SOMEONE TO HELP US WITH THIS IS TAKING SO LONG AND THAT IS THE LAW. BUT I UNDERSTAND THAT THAT WE ABOUT SHOULD NEVER BE CLOSE AND WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. YOU GOT TOO MANY NEW PEOPLE MOVE WRONG HERE IT GETS TO US OAK IS US OUT NOW. IT WON'T MAKE NO SENSE. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OKAY. 
          [EXECUTIVE SESSION]
I'M GOING TO ASK YOU A MEMBER OF COUNCIL TO MOVE IN SECOND THE FOLLOWING PURSUANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA SECTION 3430 DASH FOR THEIR 78 TO 2 RECEIVED LEGAL ADVICE WHERE THE ADVICE RELATES TO PENDING LITIGATION FOR OPIOID LITIGATION AND AN FAA MATTER IN ITEM 25 PINE ISLAND PROPERTY HOLDINGS LLC VERSUS BEAUFORT COUNTY AND 26 WALLS VERSUS JIM BECKER AND BEAUFORT AND 27 AND BROAD CREEK LITIGATION IN ITEM 28/2 IS PURSUANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA CODE DASH FOR DASH 78 TO RECEIVE LEGAL ADVICE WHERE THE REVISED ADVICE RELATES TO MATTERS COVERED BY THE ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE FOR THE MUSKY ISLAND FERRY CONTRACT AND FOR LEGAL COUNSEL. AND FINALLY, PURSUANT TO SOUTH CAROLINA CODE SECTION 30 DASH FOR 78 ONE DISCUSSION OF EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS REGULATED BY A PUBLIC BODY A MOTION PLEASE NOT MAKE THE MOTION. MR. CAVANAGH SECOND A SECOND. 
          MR. GLOVER DULY MOTIONED IN SECOND ANY DISCUSSION SEEING. WE WILL BE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION IN A SEVEN OR NINE COUNTY COUNCIL WILL HAVE TO EXTEND PAST 8:00. 
          I'M NOT ASKING FOR THAT MOTION BECAUSE WILL BE DONE BEFORE 8:00. 
          [02:10:06]
GOOD MAN. WE ARE IN EXECUTIVE . 
          [32. MATTERS ARISING OUT OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION]
DO ONE ITEM FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION THAT WILL HAVE A MOTION ON AND I'M GOING TO ASK MISS HOWARD TO READ THAT MOTION. YES, SIR. I'D LIKE TO MOVE THAT BEFORE COUNTY IN THE RECENTLY NEGOTIATED SETTLEMENT IN THE OPIOID LITIGATION AND THAT WE RATIFY MR. MOORE'S SIGNATURE ON SUBDIVISION AND RELEASE FORM WHICH WAS PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED BY MR. MOORE IN ORDER TO MEET THE SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 PARTICIPATION DEADLINE. 
          I'LL NEED A SECOND. I'LL SECOND IT. DULY BY MISS HOWARD AND SECONDED BY MISS BROWN. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION SEEING NO DISCUSSION THE MOTION WILL BE APPROVED WITHOUT OBJECTION AND I SEE NO OBJECTIONS. THE OTHER ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED WE DO NOT HAVE A RESOLUTION TO THEM AND TWO ITEMS WERE NOT DISCUSSED. 
          ITEMS 30 AND 31 WILL BE MOVED TO A FUTURE COUNTY COUNCIL THERE BEING NO FURTHER ACTION THIS IS ADJOURNED
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