[1. CALL TO ORDER]
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          GOOD EVENING. THIS IS THE FEBRUARY 10TH REGULAR COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING PLEASE RISE FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY TOM RANTS AND HIS INVOCATION. 
          I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND FOR WHICH IS FEDERAL REGULATION TO GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE HEAVENLY FATHER. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE TOGETHER THIS EVENING WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN UNITY AND PURPOSE AND WE ASK THAT YOU GUIDE OUR HEARTS AND, MINDS AND ALL THAT WE DO HELP US TO TREAT ONE ANOTHER WITH KINDNESS RESPECT AND LOVE REFLECTING YOUR WILL AND OUR ACTIONS TO MAKE EVERYTHING WE DO HERE TONIGHT GLORIFY YOUR HOLY SON JESUS CHRIST WHO TAUGHT US ABOVE ALL WE MUST LOVE ONE ANOTHER AS WE SEEK TO FOLLOW HIS EXAMPLE MAY YOUR HEARTS BE FILLED WITH HIS LOVE IN ACTIONS WITH HIS GRACE WE PRAY THIS IN YOUR SON'S NAME AMEN. AMEN. 
          THANK YOU. THIS MEETING WAS ADVERTISED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT. I'LL CONFIRM IT WITH BROUGHT. YES. 
          [4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]
OKAY. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME WE WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE AGENDA. I'LL MAKE A MOTION BY MS.. TAVENNER. 
          IT IS HER SECOND SECOND THAT IS SECOND BY MS.. BROWN. 
          [5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
WELL WITHOUT OBJECTION THE AGENDA IS APPROVED. THE MINUTES WERE DISTRIBUTED FROM THE NOVEMBER 18TH 2024 SPECIAL CALL MEETING AND THE JANUARY 2ND 2020 FOURTH 25TH OATH OF OFFICE. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES OR COMMENTS ON THE MINUTES SEEING NONE. I ASKED FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES MAKE THE MOTION A MOTION BY LAWSON. COUNCILMAN LAWSON I HAVE A SECOND I'LL SECOND IT ALL 
          [6. ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT]
RIGHT. THE SECOND BY VICE CHAIR TARVER NICK OKAY. 
          AND THIS TIME WE WILL DO THE ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT. MR. MOORE GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR. COUNSEL TONIGHT WE HAVE A FEW EMPLOYEES TO RECOGNIZE TOO AND THEN WE ARE ALSO GOING TO HAVE AN INTRODUCTION OF OUR NEW EMPLOYEE RECORDS MANAGEMENT. 
          SO OUR FIRST EMPLOYEE IS FROM NEXUS CARE OF BEAUFORT COUNTY MS. ARETHA WRIGHT HAMILTON IF SHE'S HERE THAT I'M DOING GREAT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE SO WE'RE HER POSITION TITLE IS TREATMENT DIRECTOR BEAUFORT COUNTY LEAGUE THE SERVICE 32 YEARS IT'S A PROCESS THAT SO MANY 32 SUMMARY OF HER JOB DUTIES SUPERVISED THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS OF TREATMENT MANAGING NINE CLINICIANS COORDINATING CARE WITH SURROUNDING AGENCIES AND THE PATIENT'S NEEDS ARE BEING MET SOMETHING UNIQUE SHE HAS TWO BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN AND A WONDERFUL GRANDSON NAMED KAI SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          ANYTHING LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU. THANK YOU. LAST TIME I DID THIS 115 YEARS AGO. YES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. 
          WE'LL GET THROUGH IT WHEN YOU GET TO TO THE OKAY NEXT FROM THE DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS DEPARTMENT MS.. CYNTHIA PERRY FINE. GOOD TO SEE YOU. 
          SO SHE'S BEEN WITH THE COUNTY 26 YEARS. CYNTHIA PROVIDES INTERVENTION TO CHILD AGES 0 TO 6 THAT ARE EXPERIENCING A DEVELOPMENTAL DELAY OR HAVE AN ESTABLISHED RISK CONDITION. CYNTHIA WORKS DIRECTLY WITH FAMILY AND CHILDREN TO PARTNER SERVICES. SHE ENSURES THAT THE FAMILY WILL HAVE ACCESS TO A FULL ARRAY OF SERVICES INCLUDING MEDICAL, SOCIAL, EDUCATIONAL OR OTHER SERVICES THROUGH ASSESSMENT, CARE PLANNING, REFERRAL AND LINKAGE. EARLY INTERVENTION IS A FAMILY FOCUSED IN-HOME SERVICE AND CYNTHIA HELPS THESE FAMILIES UNDERSTAND THEIR CHILD'S DEVELOPMENT AND GIVE TRAINING TO ASSIST THE FAMILY IN ADDRESSING THESE AREAS OF DELAY . HER FAMILIES ARE ALWAYS VERY APPRECIATIVE OF THE SERVICES SHE'S A CHANGEMAKER AND WE ARE THANKFUL THAT SHE CONTINUES TO SERVE OUR FAMILIES SOMETHING UNIQUE. I WENT AGAINST THIS SHE'S CONTROLLING AND AT THE CENTER 
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OF MOST OF HER FAMILY'S ACTIVITIES WITH THE STRONG OPINION SOME BELIEVE SHE IS OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER HER MAYBE A LITTLE BIT OF BUT WE LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THE INCLUSION I'D LIKE TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND I ENJOY WORKING FOR DISABILITY ESPECIALLY THANK YOU. AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO OUR NEW RECORDS MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR MR. KENNETH DONALD CLYBURN FISHER HERE YOU ARE WELCOME. 
          THANK YOU FOR SHARING HER. SO OBVIOUSLY IT'S A BIG JOB HERE. 
          HE STARTED WITH THE COUNTY ACTUALLY BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2020 FOR HIS RECORD MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR. HE'S PREPARING SCANNING MICROFILM, INSPECTING PERMIT RECORDS, COUNTY DEPARTMENTS AS WELL AS STORAGE FOR ALL PERMANENT INACTIVE COUNTY RECORDS THE DURATION OF THEIR ESTABLISHED RETENTION PERIOD AS APPROVED BY COUNTY COUNCIL AND SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY PREVIOUSLY WE GOT HIM FROM THE BEAUFORT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL SO A PERSONAL I'M SURE YOU KNOW WE'LL HAVE SOME WORDS BUT WE'RE THE BENEFICIARY OF THIS BUT HE PREVIOUSLY WORKED AS HEALTH INFORMATION SERVICE DIRECTOR AT THE HOSPITAL FROM 2004 TO DECEMBER 2024. IN 1984 HE GRADUATED WITH AN ASSOCIATE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND RECEIVED A BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE 1986 FROM THE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA. KENNETH HOLDS A HEALTH CARE PRIVACY AND SECURITY CERTIFICATE CERTIFICATE AND AS A REGISTERED HEALTH INFORMATION ADMINISTRATOR HE'S RECEIVED NUMEROUS AWARDS INCLUDING THE C H I AM A DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD AND THE PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD. HE'S ALSO ON THE H. 
          I AM A PRIVACY AND SECURITY COMMITTEE FROM 2020 TO 2024. I DON'T KNOW THOSE ACRONYMS BUT MAYBE THAT HEALTH INFORMATION IN SOUTH CAROLINA HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT AND THE AMERICAN HEALTH. OKAY, THAT'S GREAT. THAT'S IMPRESSIVE. 
          HE'S A CHRISTIAN LOVE HIS COMMUNITY. ALSO AN AVID JOGGER WITH A GOAL TO RUN A MARATHON ALL 50 STATES. SO WE SHARE THAT AND OH MY GOODNESS 30 DOWN 3020 727 THEN I HAVE TO CATCH UP WITH THOMAS AT I I'M GLAD TO BE HERE I'M ALWAYS GLAD TO HELP THE COMMUNITY ALWAYS GLAD TO HELP PEOPLE. 
          SO BEING IN THIS POSITION IS GIVEN ME AN OPPORTUNITY TO DO THAT AND A LOT MORE. 
          SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP YOU YOU OR YOU PLEASE LET ME KNOW. 
          GREAT. WELL, THANK YOU. I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE SO MANY STATES HAS HE RUN IN AND HOW MANY STATES? 26. 
          AND MR. MOORE MIKE MR. MOORE 4727. YOU GOT 30 NOW YOU GOT CATCH UP . LASTLY I WOULD LIKE TO UPDATE COUNCIL AND PUBLIC ON THE JOINT TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND IN COUNCIL MEETING WORKSHOP. WE HAD RECOMMENDED PREVIOUSLY TO HAVE HOLD A COUNTY WORKSHOP A JOINT WORKSHOP TO DISCUSS THE HIGHWAY TO 78 PROJECT. 
          THIS WILL BE AT THE BUCKWALTER RECREATION CENTER FROM 5 TO 8 P.M. ON THIS WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 12TH AND OUR AGENDA WILL BE SHORTLY BUT WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW THE PROPOSALS WE RECEIVED FROM DOT ONCE AGAIN WE'LL DISCUSS THE FUNDING DISCUSSED NEXT STEPS TO INCLUDE A POTENTIAL JOINT TOWN TOWN AND COUNTY COUNCIL RESOLUTION AND WE'LL HAVE COMMENTS FROM ALL OF OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS AND FROM THE PUBLIC. SO WITH THAT THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT SUBJECT ANY QUESTIONS ANY VERY IMPORTANT MEETING WEDNESDAY YES WE'LL GET HOPEFULLY GET A LOT OF WORK DONE AT THAT WORKSHOP. ABSOLUTELY. 
          [7. PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MARCH AS LAFAYETTE MONTH]
OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 
          ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME WE A QUITE A LARGE GROUP IS GOING TO COME FORWARD FOR THE PROCLAMATION MARCH AS LAFAYETTE MONTH IF YOU ALL WOULD COME FORWARD I'LL COME DOWN THERE TO READ IT. WHAT IS JUST A FEW PEOPLE I DON'T WANT OUT OF THE COMMUNITY WE HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE WE CAN GET MORE. 
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WE'RE TRYING TO TALK THIS WAY. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, GREAT. 
          WHERE IS 1824? IN 1825 THE MARK MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE UNDERTOOK A MONTH MOMENTOUS TOUR OF THE UNITED STATES RETURNING TO THE COUNTRY HE HELPED ESTABLISH AND WHOSE DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLE HE VIEWED AS A BEACON OF HOPE FOR THE WORLD. 
          AND. WHEREAS IN MARCH 1825 THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE TRANSFER THE GREAT STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEGINNING HIS JOURNEY IN TERRA ON MARCH SIX AND PROCEEDING TO CAMDEN, COLUMBIA ,EDISTO AND CONCLUDING HIS STATE VISIT AND BEFORE MARCH 18TH BEFORE CONTINUING TO GEORGIA AND. WHEREAS 20 MARCH 25 PRECISE ONLY TWO CENTURIES SINCE THE MARQUIS DISTINGUISHED VISIT NUMEROUS EDUCATIONAL AND COMMEMORATIVE PROGRAMS ARE BEING ORGANIZED THROUGHOUT SOUTH CAROLINA TO HONOR HIS REMARKABLE MILESTONE. AND. WHEREAS, ON MARCH 18, 1825 THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE ARRIVED IN BEAUFORT AND WAS WELCOMED WITH A STARTING GUN SALUTE, A GRAND PROCESSION AND A BALL IN HIS HONOR WHEREAS. THE HISTORIC BEAUFORT FOUNDATION AND THE CITY OF BEAUFORT ARE COLLABORATING WITH TWO DOZEN BUSINESSES ORGANIZATIONS, INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE MARCH 20, 25 A VERY SPECIAL MONTH. 
          PARTNERS INCLUDE THE AMERICAN FRIENDS, THE CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU COUNTY COUNTY 250TH COMMITTEE. COUNTY LIBRARY. COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT AND HOME CHARTER AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS HISTORY THE COASTAL HERITAGE SOCIETY SAVANNAH THE HOUSE SAVANNAH LIBERTY LIVE MARINE CORPS AIR BEAUFORT MARINE CORPS DEPOT PAUL HAMILTON CHAPTER SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION SEA ISLAND KERRY'S TOURS SOCIETY OF CINCINNATI THE LAFAYETTE TRIAL THE HONORABLE SHANNON ERICKSON HONORABLE CHIP CAMPS AND THE THOMAS HAYWARD CHAPTER OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION THE REVOLUTION IN BALLROOM THE RED HOUSE IN BEST WESTERN SEATTLE AND SPRINGHILL SPRINGHILL SUITES USCCB AND THE WILLIAMS GROUP PUBLIC RELATIONS AND WHERE COINCIDING WITH THE SOUTH CAROLINA DAY ON MARCH 18TH THE DATE OF LAFAYETTE'S HISTORIC VISIT TO BEAUFORT AND IS PROVIDED IN SECTION 53 DASH 30 DASH 60 EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE STATE ARE ENCOURAGED TO ENGAGE IN PROGRAMS CELEBRATE THE SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL COMMEMORATION AND. 
          WHEREAS THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE DEMONSTRATED UNWAVERING COMMITMENT IN SUPPORTING THE UNITED STATES DURING ITS STRUGGLE FOR INDEPENDENCE EMBODYING THE HIGHEST IDEALS OF INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP AND DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES NOW THEREFORE IT BE RESOLVED THAT BEAUFORT COUNTY COUNCIL DOES HEREBY PROCLAIM THE MONTH OF MARCH 2025 IS THE LAFAYETTE MONTH IN CELEBRATION OF THE BICENTENNIAL OF THE MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE 1825 VISIT TO BEAUFORT AND BEAUFORT COUNTY ,SOUTH CAROLINA. WE URGE CITIZENS TO JOIN IN RECOGNIZING HIS LAFAYETTE'S HISTORIC VISIT AND LEGACY SIGN DATED THE 10TH DAY OF FEBRUARY. 
          ALICE HOWARD CHAIR WOULD PLEASE WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY SO THANK YOU. 
          THE WAY YOU HAVE TO SHAKE UP AFTER YEARS I THINK YOU LOOK SO OFFICIAL BUT OH I'LL CATCH ON IT. GOOD EVENING EVERYBODY. LISA SANDALOW THE STORY FOUNDATION WE ARE SO EXCITED TO BE COLLABORATING NOT ONLY WITH THE GROUP THAT THAT UNFORTUNATE LADY WE MADE CHAIRMAN HOWARD GREAT BUT WITH OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY AND OF COURSE WITH THE CITY OF BEAUFORT HAS BEEN OUR PRIMARY PARTNER THROUGHOUT ALL OF THIS WE ENCOURAGE YOU ON THE MONTH OF MARCH SPECIFICALLY MARCH 18TH WE'RE GOING TO BE RECREATING A CELEBRATION AND COMMEMORATING LAFAYETTE'S VISIT THAT DAY STARTING AT 10 A.M. IN THE MORNING AND YES, WE WILL HAVE A 13 GUN SALUTE AND WE WILL HAVE A CANNON SALUTE AND WILL HAVE THE PROFESSOR'S PROCESSION. AND WE ARE VERY TO HAVE RENOWNED LAFAYETTE IMPERSONATOR MARK SCHNEIDER COMING FROM COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG AND HE IS PHENOMENAL. 
          HE DOES BREAK CHARACTER SO IF ANYTHING COME AND AND SEE THE EXCITEMENT BEING INVOLVED WITH IT ALL AND THE COUNTY SCHOOL SYSTEM IS GOING TO BE BUSSING 205TH GRADERS DOWN TO TO BAY STREET TO BE A PART OF THIS AND TO BE A PART OF THE PROCESSION. LAFAYETTE WILL BE COMING BY BOAT TO THE WATERFRONT WHERE HE'LL BE FIRST BE WELCOMED AND WE'LL HAVE PRESENTATIONS GIVEN AT THE JOHN MARK MEDIA HOUSE AND SOME Y'ALL MAY HAVE HEARD OVER THE YEARS THAT JOHN MARK 
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MCGWIRE HOUSE ON BAY STREET WAS CALLED THE LAFAYETTE HOUSE MORE THAN 130 YEARS IT'S BEEN CALLED THE LAFAYETTE HOUSE. AND IF LAFAYETTE DID NOT SPEAK OFF THE BALCONY HE WILL NOW SPEAK OFF OF THE BALCONY AT THE LAFAYETTE HOUSE. WE CAN ABSOLUTELY CLAIM THAT WHICH WILL BE PHENOMENAL BUT WE ALSO HAVE LIVING HISTORY DEMONSTRATIONS THAT ARE HAPPENING THAT DAY AND BECAUSE IT IS SOUTH CAROLINA DAY IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA ALL HOMES, SCHOOLS, PAROCHIAL SCHOOLS AS WELL AS PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND THE BEAUFORT COUNTY DISTRICT ALL ARE URGED TO TEACH SOUTH CAROLINA THAT DAY. SO WE ENCOURAGE THOSE OF YOU WHO CAN PLEASE BECOME A PART OF THIS. WE REALIZE IT IS A TUESDAY BUT WE HAD TO BE TRUE TO THE DAY WHEREIN IT ACTUALLY HAPPENED WHICH WAS MARCH 18TH. 
          SO WE HOPE YOU'LL COME OUT PLEASE CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE WHICH IS LAFAYETTE BICENTENNIAL DASH BEAUFORT DOT ORG RIGHT BEHIND YES WE HAVE A PHENOMENAL GROUP OF FOLKS WITH US TODAY. 
          MAYOR WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS ON THE SPOT? NO, JUST REALLY EXCITED ABOUT DAY. IT'S BEEN A GREAT COLLABORATION OF ALL THESE DIFFERENT GROUPS TOGETHER AND WE DO ENCOURAGE THE PUBLIC TO PLEASE COME OUT AND SUPPORT US ON THIS. 
          SO WITH THAT I'LL WE HAVE WITH US CAPTAIN TWO CREW FROM THE MARINE CORPS DEPOT AND THE MARINE CORPS RECRUIT DEPOT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY HELPFUL WITH THIS THEY'RE GOING TO BE HAVING A COLOR GUARD THE BAND IS GOING TO HAVE A VOCALIST DOING HAIL COLUMBIA. 
          IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY EXCITING EVENT AS A PART OF IT WE ARE HONORED TO ALSO HAVE WITH US DIANE BROWNFIELD WHO'S WITH THE THOMAS HAYWARD CHAPTER OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND DAUGHTERS OF AMERICAN REVOLUTION HAVE ALREADY STARTED A PROGRAM IN THE SCHOOLS AND THAT IS TO DO AN ESSAY AND POSTER CONTEST THAT IS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SONS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION ON THE PAUL HAMILTON CHAPTER OF THE SONS AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND THEN JOHN NEELY WHO WAS WITH US TODAY AND HAS BEEN VERY SUPPORTIVE AND HE REPRESENTS THE SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI WHO WERE VERY INSTRUMENTAL A PART OF THE EFFORTS WITH THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION AND ALSO THE WELCOME OF LAFAYETTE BACK IN 1825. SO WE HAVE GOT GRACE CORDIAL WITH THE BEAUFORT COUNTY LIBRARY AND. GRACE AT HER TEAM CAME UP WITH THE MOST WONDERFUL PROGRAM. 
          SO THINK ABOUT THIS GUYS. LAFAYETTE WAS SUPPOSED TO GET HERE AT TEN IN THE MORNING 200 YEARS AGO, RIGHT? HE HAD A SANDBAR. HE DID NOT GET HERE 12 HOURS BECAUSE HE HAD TO WAIT FOR THE TIDE. RIGHT. 
          THAT'S BEAUFORT. SO WHEN HE DID ARRIVE IT WAS 1030, 11:00 AT NIGHT. 
          WHAT DID EVERYBODY DO WHILE THEY WERE WAITING FOR HIM? SO THEY CAME UP WITH WAITING FOR LAFAYETTE AND THAT'S PROGRAM THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE PRESENTING AND I THINK IT'LL BE REALLY EXCITING TO TO SEE WHAT THEY'VE COME UP WITH AND THAT WILL BE ON THE 12TH OF MARCH AT THE DOWNTOWN BEAUFORT BRANCH AND THEY'LL ALSO BE DOING A PART WITH OUR THAT DAY ON THE 18TH AND STELLA SCOTT IS WITH US AND SHE'S REPRESENTING ELEVATE ART AND SHE IS LOOKING FOR ARTISTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN DOING LAFAYETTE INSPIRED ART AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IT ON DISPLAY THE JOHN MARK VERDIER HOUSE AND IT'LL BE A GREAT AND ALSO FOR SALE I UNDERSTAND TOO AND I THINK THAT WILL BE JUST A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR LOCAL ARTISTS TO GET INVOLVED WITH IT . AND SCOTT, I CAN'T FORGET MARSHALL, OUR CITY MANAGER WHO HAS BEEN BY MY SIDE THROUGH THIS WHOLE EFFORT AND I THANK HIM VERY MUCH FOR HIS SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE WITH US. AND DID I HEAR ROB AND CYNTHIA SO CYNTHIA IS OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH THE BLUE FOR HER FOUNDATION AND CYNTHIA IS KIND OF THE DRIVING FORCE BEHIND ALL OF OUR PROGRAMS AND EFFORTS. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO SAY WE'RE OKAY AND ROBERT MONTGOMERY WHO'S OUR BOARD CHAIRMAN AND THEY HAVE SUPPORTED THROUGH THIS WHOLE EFFORT WHICH HAS TAKEN A LOT OF TIME WITH PULLING IT TOGETHER. BUT WE DO HOPE TO SEE Y'ALL IN MARCH. 
          CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE AGAIN. IT'S LAFAYETTE BICENTENNIAL DASH BEAUFORT BEAUFORT, SOUTH CAROLINA EXCUSE ME BEAUFORT, S.C. DOT ORG. OKAY, WE'LL GET A PICTURE. 
          YES, LET'S ALL GET A PICTURE. YEAH, YES. OKAY. 
          SCOOTING WHEN YOU AND YOUR SMILE YEAH I THANK YOU THANK YOU AND GOOD I'M SORRY TO TAKE 
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SO LONG BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERY 200 YEARS THANKS TO JOHN . 
          YES WE WANT TO THANK YOU MADAM CHAIRMAN. YES, SIR. 
          BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD ON MY PART, I FEEL TO AT LEAST ACKNOWLEDGE MRS. RIGHT ARETHA LORRAINE HAMILTON OF FAMILIES HERE WITH HER AND JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT HER FAMILY HER MOTHER WHO WORKED FOR THE COUNTY FOR MANY YEARS IS HERE WITH HER AS WELL AS HER HUSBAND SO I JUST WANT TO PLAY THESE NOTES THEN YOU CAN THERE YOU GO. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THAT'S GREAT. 
          THANK YOU. OKAY. OH NOW WE'RE GOING TO HEAR A 
          [8. PUBLIC HEARING AND PRESENTATION OF THE 2025 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) - Michelle Knight, Lowcountry Council of Governments]
PRESENTATION BY MICHELLE KNIGHT PUBLIC HEARING AND PRESENTATION OF THE 2025 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FOR CDBG MS. NINE THIS WAS LOW COST LOW COUNTRY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT THANK OF A OKAY AND I JUST POINT OKAY GOOD EVENING OUT I'M GLAD TO BE HERE TONIGHT AND GET TO SPEND A FEW MINUTES WITH YOU TO TALK ABOUT THE STATE CDBG PROGRAM FOR 2025. BEFORE I START I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A SHAMELESS PLUG FOR LOWCOUNTRY COUNCIL GOVERNMENT'S NEW MEMBER BOARD ORIENTATION NEWLY ELECTED MEMBER BOARD MEMBERS ELECTED OFFICIALS THAT IS MARCH 27TH AT OUR OFFICE THERE WILL BE INVITATIONS THAT GO OUT TO ALL ELECTED MEMBERS WHO ARE LESS THAN TWO YEARS INTO THEIR POSITIONS AND THEN YOUR CLERK WILL GET AN INVITATION AS WELL TO SHARE WITH ANYONE WHO WOULD LIKE TO COME JOIN US TO FIND OUT A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT WHAT THE CARD DOES BECAUSE JUST ONE SMALL PART OF WHAT GOES ON UNDER OUR. HAVING SAID THAT JUMP IN RIGHT INTO OUR 25 PROGRAM STATEMENT. SEE HERE WE CAN MAKE THIS THING MOVE ALONG. 
          HERE WE GO. OOPS. AND I WANT TO FAST ONE THING THAT WE HAVE TO DO BESIDES NOTING THAT THE HEARING WAS PUBLISHED IN ACCORDANCE THE COUNTY CITIZENS PARTICIPATION PLAN IS WE HAVE TO POINT OUT THAT THE COUNTY DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE AGAINST FAIR HOUSING PROTECTED CLASSES IN THE SALE AND RENTAL OF HOUSING IN RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS OR IN THE PROVISION OF BROKERAGE SERVICE SERVICES IF SOMEONE CONTACTS YOU OR STAFF MEMBER AND SAYS THAT THEY BELIEVE THAT THEY'VE BEEN DISCRIMINATED AGAINST IF YOU WILL HAVE THEM CALL US AT LOWCOUNTRY COUNSEL GOVERNMENTS AT 4733990 NUMBER WE CAN TAKE INFORMATION AND THEN PASS IT ALONG TO THE GROUPS THAT NEED TO. ONCE WE COLLECT THAT INFORMATION THOSE INDIVIDUALS THE CDBG PROGRAM HAS HISTORICALLY SERVE THE PURPOSE OF TRYING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN ASSISTING OUR IMPROVING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR PERSONS OF LOW TO MODERATE INCOME AND B FOR COUNTY. WHAT THAT MEANS IS IF YOU ARE A FAMILY OF FOUR AND YOUR ANNUAL INCOME IS LESS THAN $80,700 A YEAR YOU'D BE QUALIFYING FOR THIS PROGRAM THAT NUMBER GOES UP AND DOWN BASED THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE LIVING IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD. THE PROGRAM HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE IN SOUTH CAROLINA SINCE 1982. THIS YEAR WE ARE EXPECTING TO RECEIVE $19.8 MILLION. 
          THE STATE IS EXPECTING TO RECEIVE TO UTILIZE IN THE STATE PROGRAM FOR PURPOSES OF DEVELOPING PROJECTS IN OUR COUNTIES AND TOWNS. IN OUR PROGRAM STATEMENT FOR THIS YEAR THE COMMENT PERIOD ENDED AT THE END OF JANUARY THAT $19.8 MILLION FIGURE WAS AN ESTIMATION BASED ON WHAT WE EXPECT TO RECEIVE. BUT WE'LL HAVE THAT CONFIRMED IF WE CAN GET THROUGH OTHER THINGS WITH THE THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RIGHT NOW. 
          BUT HAVING THAT WE DON'T EXPECT IT TO WAIVER TOO MUCH FROM NUMBER. 
          THE THREE BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM CATEGORIES THAT THE STATE UTILIZES THAT $19.8 MILLION IN 
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OUR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND REGIONAL PLANNING SO FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT THE LION'S SHARE OF THE MONEY IS ALLOCATED HERE HAVE BASICALLY FOR OUR SPRING AND FALL APPLICATION OUR SPRING ROUND IS BASICALLY OUR COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE YEAR ROUND THERE'S $9 MILLION THAT WE PLAN TO ALLOCATE ALLOCATE TOWARD THAT. THERE'S A MARCH APPLICATION REQUEST DEADLINE AND AN APRIL FULL APPLICATION DEADLINE. THIS IS OUR WATER SEWER DRAINAGE ROAD SET ASIDE THERE'S A MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF $1 MILLION THAT YOU CAN APPLY FOR A MINIMUM AMOUNT OF $50,000 THAT YOU CAN APPLY FOR THE NEXT SET ASIDE UNDER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT IS LOCAL PRIORITIES . THERE'S $1 MILLION SET ASIDE IN THIS PROGRAM. 
          THERE IS A MID-AUGUST APPLICATION REQUEST DEADLINE AND A MID-SEPTEMBER FULL APPLICATION DEADLINE. THIS PROGRAM YOU CAN APPLY FOR UP TO $300,000 TO ADDRESS SMALL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS TO ADDRESS SOME HEALTH AND SAFETY PROJECTS. 
          THESE COULD BE TRAIL THESE COULD BE PART PROJECT CHECKS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE. 
          AND THEN TO ADDRESS THEY CALL RESILIENCY AND NARROWING THE DIGITAL DIVIDE THIS BASICALLY TO ADDRESS THINGS LIKE BROADBAND POCKET AREAS WHERE IT WOULD BE AN ELEMENT OF BENEFIT COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT IS ANOTHER FOUR ROUNDS SET ASIDE THERE'S $7.3 MILLION ESTIMATED TO GO TOWARD THIS AGAIN WITH AN AUGUST REQUEST AND THEN A SEPTEMBER OR FINAL APPLICATION DEADLINE. THIS IS OUR FACILITIES WE CALL OUR FACILITY SET ASIDE. 
          WE CAN DO THINGS LIKE DEMOLITION PROJECTS DOWNTOWN STREETSCAPE. 
          WE CAN REGIONAL PLANNING PROJECTS FOR INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS STORMWATER DRAINAGE, WATER SEWER THOSE SORTS THINGS WE CAN WORK ON LIBRARIES AND THIS SET ASIDE WE CAN WORK ON OTHER PUBLICLY OWNED FACILITIES THAT BENEFIT A LOW TO MODERATE INCOME CLIENTELE SO FOR EXAMPLE WE COULD WORK ON SENIOR CENTERS OR DIG HEALTH CLINICS OR THINGS LIKE THAT BUT COULD NOT WORK ON BUILDINGS THAT HAVE A GENERAL GOVERNMENT PURPOSE. WE CAN DO THINGS LIKE FIRE TRUCKS OR AMBULANCES UNDER THIS ASIDE IN LOW TO MODERATE INCOME SERVICE AREAS WE CAN ALSO DO SIDEWALKS AND CAN DO THINGS LIKE PUBLIC FACILITY MODIFICATION ACTIONS IN SOME OF THOSE TYPE BUILDINGS THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT THAT HAVE A LOW TO MODERATE INCOME CLIENTELE SERVED THE AMOUNT OF FUNDING IN THIS SET ASIDE IS 750,000 FOR A PROJECT AND THEN THERE'S A MINIMUM OF A $50,000 APPLICATION. THE FINAL ITEM ARE THE FINAL SET ASIDE IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT WHAT WE CALL OUR READY TO GO SET ASIDE. 
          THERE'S ONLY HALF A MILLION DOLLARS HERE IN THE MAXIMUM YOU CAN APPLY THAT HALF A MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR. THIS IS A NONCOMPETITIVE PROGRAM BASICALLY YOU'VE DONE ALL YOUR UPFRONT WORK, YOUR ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS, YOUR ACQUISITION, THOSE SORTS OF THINGS AND YOU'RE PURSUING SOMETHING THAT YOU COULD APPLY FOR UNDER COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE OR COMMUNITY ENRICHMENT BUT YOU CAN NOT WAIT FOR THAT DEADLINE. 
          SO LET'S JUST SAY THAT YOU HAVE A SERIOUS SEWER ISSUE WITH A NEIGHBOR HOOD THAT OCCURS THIS SUMMER. WELL, INSTEAD OF WAITING UNTIL NEXT MARCH OR APRIL OF 2026, YOU COULD POTENTIALLY APPLY UNDER THIS PROGRAM NON COMPETITIVELY TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE BECAUSE YOU NEED TO WORK ON IT NOW. YOU CAN'T WAIT FOR A FUNDING ROUND ALL OF THESE PROJECTS HAVE TO MEET A NATIONAL OBJECTIVE AND BASICALLY THE THREE NATIONAL OBJECTIVES ARE BENEFITING A MAJORITY OF LOW TO MODERATE INCOME PEOPLE AND WE TALKED ABOUT WHAT LOW AND MODERATE INCOME IS IN BEAUFORT COUNTY ELIMINATING A SLUM OR A BLIGHT IN A COMMUNITY ARE ADDRESSING AN URGENT HEALTH THREAT. 
          URGENT HEALTH THREATS ARE TYPICALLY NATURAL DISASTERS. SO FOR INSTANCE THE PEOPLE IN NORTH CAROLINA RIGHT NOW THAT ARE SUFFERING THROUGH DAMAGE FROM HURRICANE HELENE, THEY COULD PROBABLY APPLY FOR THEIR STATE CDBG FUNDS UNDER AN URGENT HEALTH THREAT 
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QUALIFICATION. SO THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF THAT 90 PLUS PERCENT OF THE PROJECTS THAT ARE FUNDED IN SOUTH CAROLINA ARE FUNDED BASED ON LOW TO MODERATE INCOME BENEFIT . ALL PROJECTS HAVE A 10% OR AT LEAST A 10% MATCH REQUIREMENT IF YOU MATCH MORE YOU COMPETE BETTER THEN OUR OTHER GRANT THAT WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT BRIEFLY IS OUR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. THERE'S A $1 MILLION OF THAT 19.8 SET ASIDE UNDER THIS PROGRAM. THIS IS WHAT USED TO BE OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CDBG PROGRAM WHERE WE COULD PROVIDE PUBLIC TO A COMPANY EITHER LOCATING IN THE AREA OR AN EXISTING COMPANY THAT TAXPAYER IN THE AREA THAT IS PROVIDING A SIGNIFICANT PRIVATE INVESTMENT AND CREATING OR RETAINING 51% OF THOSE JOBS THAT THEY'RE CREATING OR RETAINING HAVE TO GO TO LOW TO MODERATE INCOME INDIVIDUAL AND THEY HAVE TO BE WHAT WE CALL QUALIFYING JOBS WHICH MEANS THAT THEY HAVE TO BE DONE OR HAVE TO ABLE TO BE SECURE BY SOMEONE WITH A HIGH SCHOOL AND A YEAR'S EXPERIENCE DOING THAT SORT WORK TYPICALLY UNDER THIS PROGRAM THESE THESE MONEY YOU APPLY MAKE A REQUEST FOR THEM AND THEN 30 DAYS LATER YOU MAKE THE APPLICATION. THEY DON'T THEY DON'T AFFECT THE COUNTY'S THRESHOLD IF YOU HAVE A PROJECT LIKE THIS BUT TYPICALLY THESE PROJECTS KIND OF COME TO US THROUGH COMMERCE STATE AND THEY'RE NOT REALLY GRASS ROOTS GENERATED IN A IS TAKING THEM TO COMMERCE AND THEN FINALLY THE REGIONAL PLANNING PROGRAM THAT IS A $500,000 SET ASIDE IN WHICH STATE GIVES EACH OF THE TEN PLANNING COUNCILS OF WHICH LOWCOUNTRY OF GOVERNMENTS HAS WON AN ANNUAL GRANT OF $50,000 TO BE ABLE TO HOLD THESE PUBLIC HEARINGS TO HELP COMMUNITIES PREPARE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROGRAM, TO BE ABLE TO MEET WITH STAFF WHEN THEY HAVE PROJECTS THAT THEY'RE LOOKING TO DEVELOP BEFORE WE KNOW THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE A REAL PROJECT ALSO TO DO THINGS LIKE HOLD OUR PROJECT DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS THAT WE HAVE ANNUALLY THIS YEAR WE'RE LOOKING TO DO THAT AT THE CALL PROBABLY MID-MAY WE HAVEN'T REALLY SETTLED ON A DATE IT'S PROBABLY GOING TO BE BUT MIDDLE OF MAY THOUGH ALL THAT AND THEN THE FINAL BALANCE OF THE MONEY GOES TO THE STATE FOR THEIR TECHNICAL ADMIN ASSISTANCE AND ADMINISTRATION STILL THIS YEAR YOU COMPETITIVE POINTS IF YOUR PROJECTS ARE LOCATED IN AN OPPORTUNITY ZONE PERFORMANCE THRESHOLDS ARE PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THIS YEAR YOU CAN HAVE TWO OF BEING GRANTS THAT ARE LESS THAN 30 MONTHS OLD AND APPLY FOR A THIRD GRANT AND THAT EXCLUDES ANY REGIONAL PLANNING GRANTS IF . YOU WERE THE LEAD APPLICANT FOR THAT FOR US OR ANY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GRANTS AND HOW MANY DO WE HAVE RIGHT NOW. I THINK YOU'LL HAVE TO THEY'RE AT THE 30 MONTHS BUT WE'VE HAD SOME ACQUISITION ISSUES BUT I THINK FINALLY MOVING SO HOPEFULLY YOU'LL BE IN GOOD SHAPE TO DO SOMETHING THIS YEAR AND DEPENDING ON THE CIRCUMSTANCE AND WHAT THE PROJECT IS WE COULD PETITION FOR A WAIVER AND SEE IF IT CAN GO IN SO I WOULDN'T LET A 33 MONTH OLD GRANT KEEP Y'ALL FROM TRYING TO DO SOMETHING. IF YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING THAT REALLY NEED AND WE CAN MAKE AN ARGUMENT FOR IT ALSO WITH THAT YOU CAN HAVE NO MORE THAN NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECT OR STREETSCAPE PROJECT NONE OF FOUR COUNTIES PROJECTS OR NEIGHBORHOOD OR STREETSCAPE I THINK THEY'RE BOTH SIDEWALK PROJECTS OR TRAIL PROJECTS YOU CAN HAVE NO MORE THAN ONE READY TO GO PROJECT NONE OF YOUR PROJECTS ARE READY TO GO AND THEN YOU CAN HAVE NO MORE THAN ONE PROJECT IN THE SAME GENERAL TARGET AREA. 
          NEIGHBORHOOD OPEN AT THE SAME TIME UNLESS YOU HAVE AN EXISTING THE EXISTING PROJECT IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION SO FOR EXAMPLE JUST TO USE SAY DALE OR LUBCHENCO AS AN EXAMPLE LET'S JUST SAY WE HAD A WATER PROJECT IN DALE AND WE WANTED TO APPLY FOR ANOTHER WATER PROJECT IN DALE TO TAKE THAT WORK FURTHER DOWN AS LONG AS THE FIRST PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION WE 
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COULD APPLY FOR THE SECOND ONE AND IT'S LESS THAN 30 MONTHS OLD ALSO I'M OUT TONIGHT JUST TO BRIEFLY MENTIONED THE FOUR COUNTY LOWCOUNTRY REGIONAL HOME CONSORTIUM. 
          AS YOU ALL KNOW, COUNTY IS THE LEAD ENTITY FOR THAT ALL 21 OF OUR MUNICIPALITIES, FOUR COUNTIES PARTICIPATE IN THE CONSORTIUM AND WE BASICALLY HAVE THREE PRIMARY OBJECTIVES THAT TO REHABILITATE SUBSTANDARD HOUSING, TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY TO ADEQUATE AND AFFORDABLE AND TO SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF AND AVAILABILITY OF SAFE DECENT AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND. WE DO THAT THROUGH PRIMARILY SINGLE FAMILY OWNER OCCUPIED SINGLE FAMILY REHAB AND YOU CONSTRUCT AND CURRENTLY USUALLY NEW HOME OWNERSHIP CONSTRUCTION UNDER OUR REGULAR MONEY OUR COMMENT PERIOD SO THE LAST ONE I THINK IT WAS OUR COMMENT PERIOD AS A COMMENT PERIOD OUR ACTION PLAN PLANNING PERIOD APRIL OF THIS YEAR SO SEPARATE FROM PRIORITIZING YOUR NEEDS FOR CDBG, IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT TO MENTION TO US THAT YOU THINK WE NEED TO CONSIDER ADDRESSING OUR ACTION PLAN, UTILIZING OUR PROGRAM MONEY FOR THIS COMING YEAR, WE'D ASK THAT YOU GET THOSE COMMENTS TO US BEFORE APRIL 30TH OF THIS YEAR. I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS SO OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS AND ANY QUESTIONS? NO. OKAY YOU TYPICALLY Y'ALL COME BACK I THINK AT YOUR NEXT MEETING COMMITTEE TO GO AND RANK A SO I KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME DISCUSSIONS WITH BEFORE JASPER FOR SOME INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS SO YOU MIGHT WANT TO KEEP THAT IN MIND WHILE YOU'RE LOOKING AT YOUR RANKINGS. 
          THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU. 
          ALL RIGHT. YOU OKAY? THANK YOU. 
          AND YOU DON'T EXPECT ANY DELAY IN THE DOLLARS WITH THE NEW ADMINISTRATION HAVE WE HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING WHERE CDBG IS CONCERNED BUT WITH IT BEING AN EXISTING PROGRAM THAT'S BEEN IN EFFECT FOR, YOU KNOW, 40 PLUS YEARS, I DON'T SEE THAT CHANGING. 
          I DON'T SEE EDA CHANGING OUR SKIP MONEY. WE KNOW THAT THAT'S ALREADY IN STATE SO THE ONLY DIRECT WE'VE BEEN GIVEN IS WITH OUR EXISTING PROJECTS YOU KNOW TO MAKE DRAWINGS AS WE HAVE INVOICES COME IN BUT WE HAVEN'T HEARD THAT ANYTHING'S GOING TO 
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CHANGE. OKAY. THANK YOU. 
          THANK OKAY. NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS PUBLIC COMMENT. 
          WE HAVE A TOTAL 30 MINUTES LIMITED TO 3 MINUTES PER PERSON. 
          WE CALL PEOPLE OUT IN ORDER THAT THEY SIGNED UP. I UNDERSTAND THAT A NUMBER OF THE PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT ARE TO SPEAK FROM WHAT THEY SIGNED UP ABOUT SUNSET AND MILLER DRIVE AND THAT IS FINE BUT WE ARE ONLY GOING TO GET THROUGH TEN PEOPLE SO IF YOU WANT TO. 
          MADAM CHAIR. YES, I BELIEVE THEY'VE LIMITED SOME OF THEIR COMMENTS IN ORDER TO ALLOW MORE PEOPLE TO OKAY. OKAY. WELL THAT'S GOOD. 
          THERE WAS A PUBLIC MEETING HELD ON ON JANUARY 30TH THAT WAS WELL ATTENDED FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND AND THERE WILL BE PEOPLE CAN ALSO MAKE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THE WEBSITE UNTIL VALENTINE'S DAY THE 14TH. THE PROJECT WILL BE UPDATED AGAIN AT THE PUBLIC FACILITIES COMMITTEE MEETING ON THE 17TH OF FEBRUARY. CORRECT. 
          SO JUST WANTED EVERYONE HERE TO HEAR THAT AND ANYONE THAT MIGHT BE WATCHING ON TV SO WE'LL START MR. KERRY MAJORS IS THE FIRST PERSON TO SIGN UP AND I WOULD REMIND PUBLIC COMMENT EVERY MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC IS RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK AND TO LIMIT THEIR COMMENTS TO 3 MINUTES AND OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING PROTOCOL ADDRESS THE CHAIRMAN AND SPEAKING AVOID DISRESPECT TO COUNCIL AND ANY CONFINE YOURSELF TO QUESTIONS UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE COUNCIL AND BE MINDFUL AND RESPECTFUL OF THOSE WHO ARE PRESENT OR WHO MAY BE WATCHING ON TV. OKAY, MS. MAJOR AND GOOD EVENING. 
          THE COUNCIL THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU. 
          AND AS I WITNESSED YESTERDAY AS WATCHED THE SUPER BOWL AND THE WIN, IT PAID OFF TO PERSEVERE AND TO BELIEVE THAT A WIN WAS POSSIBLE BY THE EAGLES WHO WERE THE UNDERDOGS. 
          AND SO IT GIVES ME CONFIDENCE AND HOPE AS I CONTINUE TO ADVOCATE FOR THE AND COMMUNITY 
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CENTER ON SAINT HELENA ISLAND THAT'S THAT WE WILL BUILD A LARGER LARGER THAN THE ONE THAT YOU PROPOSE IN PHASE ONE AND THAT IT WILL ADEQUATE MEET THE NEEDS OF OUR YOUTH AND COMMUNITIES AND OUR COUNCIL. ALL OF YOU AS YOU LOOK AT AND DECIDE WHERE TO SPEND OUR DOLLARS WE ASK THAT YOU THINK ABOUT THE LIVES OF OUR YOUTH AND HOW THIS WILL IMPACT THEIR LIVES POSITIVELY BY THIS CENTER HOW IT WILL IMPACT COUNTY AND SAINT HELENA. 
          WELL SO WE THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND WE LOOK FORWARD WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN ON SAINT HELENA ISLAND. THANK YOU. NEXT ON THE LIST IS DAN REIDEL FROM OUTSIDE THE LAST NAME CORRECTLY REIDEL OR IT'S RIEDEL . 
          RIEDEL I HAVE A FRIEND THAT SAYS REIDEL SO SURE. PERSONAL. 
          YES, SIR. GO AHEAD, HOWARD. YES, THIS TEAM MEMBERS THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. I LIVE AT 55 SUNSET BOULEVARD. AND LADIES, I'M HERE TO EXPRESS OUR CONCERN OVER THE PROPOSED PROJECT WE BUILT. WE BELIEVE THAT OUR STREET IS ONE OF THE MOST CHARMING STREETS IN. BEAUFORT IT IS KNOWN AS A CANOPY STREET AND AS A PART OF THE PLAN MANY OF THE TREES WILL BE DESTROYED THERE. 
          THEREFORE REMOVING THE CHARM OF THIS WONDERFUL THAT WE'VE ALL LIVED ON I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT HERE 25 YEARS. WE ARE TO THIS IDEA AND WILL ASK YOUR INDULGENCE IN LISTENING TO ALL OF THE PROS AND CONS THIS AND MAKE A DECISION NOT TO PROCEED THIS PROJECT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 
          NEXT ON LIST IS SEAN DERBY. DERBY. MADAM CHAIR COUNCIL MEMBERS I LIVE AT NINE MILLER DRIVE AND AS SOMEONE WITH A IS HARD ENOUGH TO MAKE IT ACROSS MILLER DRIVE TO GET TO ME OR PULL OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY LOOKING FOR TRAFFIC. 
          IT'S NEIGHBORHOOD AND THAT'S WHAT MY FAMILY MOVES INTO FOR A REASON JUST LIKE IT'S CALLED HIGHWAY 21 AND HIGHWAY TWO FOR A REASON. IT'S THE SAME TIME IT'S CALLED SUNSET BOULEVARD AND MILLER DRIVE NOT HIGHWAY. THEY ARE NOT HIGHWAYS AND HIGHWAYS SHOULD NOT GO NEIGHBORHOODS. I THINK IS AN ALTERNATE YOU COULD IMPROVE THE INTERSECTION AT 21 AND ROW TWO IF YOU ADDED TURN LANES ON ALL SIDES. 
          DON'T TRY TO FIX THE CONGESTION PROBLEMS BY DIVERTING HIGHWAY TRAFFIC INTO A NEIGHBORHOOD ADDING TURN LANES ON EVERY SIDE . THE 8221 INTERSECTION WILL ALLEVIATE THE NEED TO REROUTE TRAFFIC FROM 21 DOWN SUNSET AND MILLER WHICH ONCE ARE NEIGHBORHOODS NOT HIGHWAYS. THE RESIDENTS DON'T WANT THIS PROJECT AS I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO HEAR OVER AND OVER AND OVER. PLEASE SCRAP IT FOR ALL OF US. 
          THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. 
          NEXT IS THOMAS FOR THOMAS FARRELL FERRY. YOU'LL HAVE TO PRONOUNCE YOUR LAST NAME FOR ME. I'M SORRY. FLORIO. 
          FLORIO. FLORIO. OKAY. 
          CHAIRMAN BEAUFORT COUNTY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS THOMAS FLORIO. 
          JUNIOR. I RESIDE AT TWO MILLER DRIVE WEST WHICH AT THE INTERSECTION OF SUNSET BOULEVARD RIGHT. I WANT TO ADDRESS AND BRING IT ENLIGHTENMENT TO THE COUNCIL. 
          ONE I MOVED THERE IN 1985. SINCE 1985 TO NOW PRESENT THERE HAS NEVER BEEN AN ACCIDENT AT THAT. TWO I INVITED THE HEADMAN SHOOT ME I'LL FORGET HIS NAME. 
          SENIOR MOMENT ON THAT BUT I INVITED THE HEAD D.O.T. FROM BEAUFORT AND THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY FIVE PROPER OWNERS AT THE CORNER THAT INTERSECTION ONE DAY. 
          AGAIN I ADDRESSED TO HIM ABOUT THE NO ACCIDENTS AT THIS INTERSECTION. 
          HE REPLIED THERE IS NO REASON TO SPEND THIS MONEY TO BUILD A CIRCLE AT THIS INTERSECTION. 
          COST COST EFFICIENCY WHAT IS COST EFFICIENCY? THREE STOP SIGNS. 
          THREE STOP SIGNS THAT WILL DO THE SAME THING AS THIS SO-CALLED CIRCLE WILL DO. 
          THE MOST IMPORTANT THING IS THE TIME CONSUMING OF GOING AROUND A CIRCLE. 
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I SPOKE WITH SHERIFF TANNER AND A FEW OTHERS. IT TAKES APPROXIMATE 3 TO 8 SECONDS FOR AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE TO COMMUNICATE AND DRIVE AROUND A CIRCLE. 
          THAT'S A LOT OF SECONDS. JUST LIKE 3 SECONDS ON THE CLOCK. 
          A PERSON COULD PASS AWAY OR DIE. IT ALONE WITH THREE STOP SIGNS WHICH AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE CAN MAKE IT TO TURN LEFT RIGHT WITH NO TIME WITH NO LOSS OF TIME. 
          I SPRING UP TO COUNCIL AGAIN THE COST NO TAXPAYERS MONEY FIRST CIRCLE THREE STOP SIGNS $250 WORTH OF DO THE SAME JOB. I THANK YOU. THANK YOU. 
          ALL RIGHT NEXT IS ROBERT DR. BILL. I THINK YOU NEED TO BE GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH HAVING US TODAY. I'M ROBERT PETROVICH AND I LIVE AT 86 SUNSET BOULEVARD AND IT'S A QUIET RESIDENTIAL STREET AND FOR THE LIFE OF ME I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY WE WANT TO SPEND SO MUCH MONEY TO SHUNT COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC THROUGH OUR PURELY RESIDENTIAL. 
          IT JUST SEEMS LIKE THERE'S THERE'S THE SAME AMOUNT OF CARS ON THE SEA ISLAND. 
          WHERE ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE THEM GO THROUGH A PRIVATE NEIGHBORHOOD OR A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD? LET'S NOT DO THAT. LET'S SPEND THAT WELL LESS THAN $10,000 TO PUT IN THREE OR FIVE ALWAYS STOP SIGNS MAYBE A FEW SPEED HUMPS SLOW THE TRAFFIC DOWN COMMENT FURTHER THAN IT IS AND LET'S SEE IF WE CAN KEEP THE COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC OUT OF THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. 
          THANK YOU KAREN DREW. GOOD EVENING, CHAIRMAN AND THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING US. 
          I OBJECT TO DIVERTING HIGHWAY TRAFFIC DOWN OUR STREET DOWN SUNSET AND MAKING THE CIRCLE AND GOING TO MILLER. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE IT'S GOING TO ADD MORE TRAFFIC NOT CALM TRAFFIC AND CREATE MORE ACCIDENTS AND MORE BACKUPS AND AS THE PREVIOUS GENTLEMEN HAVE SAID IT, THERE'S LOT EASIER WAYS TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. THANK. 
          THANK YOU. KEVIN COOPER. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIRMAN. 
          COUNCIL. I'M HERE DID WHAT EVERYBODY IS SAYING. 
          WE MET SEVERAL YEARS AGO. WE EXPRESSED OUR THOUGHTS OF THIS WHOLE PROJECT. 
          SHOULDN'T HAVE EVEN GONE ANY FARTHER FORWARD. WE WERE WE GOT TO WITNESS A NICE PRESENTATION THE OTHER NIGHT WHICH WAS QUITE EXPENSIVE PROJECT. 
          THE THEY SPENT A LOT OF MONEY THEY PUT ALL THESE DIAGRAMS IN ORDER FOR US TO AT AND AGAIN AS HAS BEEN SAID STOP SIGNS WOULD CERTAINLY START THE TRAFFIC SLOWED DOWN THE TRAFFIC. 
          MR. FLOYD YOU SAID THAT YOU KNOW HE HAD NO TRAFFIC ACCIDENT AS HIS INTERSECTION. 
          I'VE HAD TWO FATALITIES IN FRONT OF MY DRIVEWAY. I'M AT 125 SUNSET BOULEVARD AND AND I'VE WITNESSED FOUR OR FIVE OTHER ACCIDENTS ALL DUE TO. SO THE STOP SIGNS WILL DIVERT TRAFFIC FROM DOWN OUR STREET. IT IS A RESIDENTIAL STREET. IT'S NOT A RURAL ROAD. 
          AND SO AGAIN, AS I THINK HEAR IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN, WHY NOT JUST KEEP IT SIMPLE STOP SIGNS ,SLOW TRAFFIC, STOP TRAFFIC AND PREVENT ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU, JANE MCCLOSKEY. OH, THAT'S IT, JAN THE RIGHT WAY. I SHOULD KNOW AS I SHOULDN'T KNOW HOW TO SAY THIS. 
          CHAIRMAN THANK YOU. MY NAME IS JAN MALINOWSKI AND I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF SUNSET BOULEVARD FOR 25 YEARS. I WANT TO ECHO MR. FLORIO THOSE COMMENTS MY IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOR KEVIN . WE HAVE SUFFERED FATALITIES. HE'S AT 125 SUNSET AT 123 SUNSET. ONE OF THE TWO FATALITIES I FOUND THE BODY IN MY FRONT DRIVEWAY. THE DRIVER HAD BEEN EJECTED FROM THE CAR GOING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. WHAT KEVIN ALSO BRIAN EXCUSE AND WHAT KEVIN FAILED TO ALSO 
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ADD TO TO THE TWO FATALITIES WE HAD ONE NEAR FATALITY WHEN IT A DRUNK DRIVER CAME DOWN SUNSET BOULEVARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED IMPACTED ONE OF THE LIVE OAKS AND THE BROKE INTO AND THE RESPONDING STATE HIGHWAY A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER SAID THAT DRIVER WAS LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. WE NEED SOME TRAFFIC LIGHTS OR FORCE EXCUSE ME SOME STOP SIGNS OR, SOME SPEED BUMPS BUT THERE'S NO REASON IN MY OPINION TO BRING HIGHWAY TRAFFIC THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. LET'S FIRST CALM THE TRAFFIC WITH SOME STOP SIGNS AND ALL IN THE BEST EFFORTS OF GETTING SOME PUBLIC REESTABLISHED ON ON SUNSET BOULEVARD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU TO A BIT BETTER. 
          NO NO FINISH YET BEEN HERE. OKAY MADAM CHAIR COUNSEL, EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE HEARD IS YOU KNOW WHAT WE ALL WANT YOU TO HEAR AND HEAR IN DETAIL. I WENT TO A MEETING I THINK IT WAS BACK IN 18 AT THE MIDDLE SCHOOL FAILED TO CAPACITY WHEN THIS PLAN WAS PRESENTED WITH THE PENNY SALES TAX. AND AT THAT POINT IN TIME I DON'T THINK WE HAD ANYONE WHO SUPPORTED IT. NOW YEARS LATER THE PLAN FOR SUNSET MILLER HAS MUSHROOMED INTO THIS GREAT BIG THING WITH 115 FOOT ROUNDABOUT IN FRONT OF OUR HOMES. 
          IT'S TRYING TO PUSH TRAFFIC THROUGH OUR RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AND WE'RE STILL AGAINST IT. LAST WEEKEND MY NEIGHBOR SUSAN HOGUE AND I WE WALKED MOST OF THE ENTIRE AND WE WERE CARRYING A PETITION AND TALKING TO OUR NEIGHBORS AND I CAN TELL YOU TO ADD TO AN INDIVIDUAL THERE WAS NOT ONE SINGLE PERSON THAT IS IN SUPPORT OF THE CURRENT PLAN FOR SUNSET AND MILLER DRIVES. SO WE I THINK THE PETITION NOW HAS OVER 150 SIGNATURES ON IT AND IT WILL BE PRESENTED TO YOU AT SOME POINT IN TIME. 
          SO WE DO ASK OF YOU. LIKE EVERYONE BEHIND ME HAS SAID BEFORE PLEASE PLEASE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AS IT IS A QUIET RESIDENTIAL, BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOOD STREET AND HEAR HEAR OUR VOICES. YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. 
          CAROL CLAYTON ROUGH HUTCHENS, CHAIRWOMAN AND COUNSEL MY NAME IS CAROL ROOF AND I DID A PETITION FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE HAVE ABOUT 160 SIGNATURES AS OF THIS EVENING. 
          I'D LIKE TO PRESENT TO THE COUNCIL. I'LL LEAVE IT UP HERE FOR THE CLERK TO GIVE. YES. AS MY NEIGHBORS AND FRIENDS HAVE WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS MATTER FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. 
          UNFORTUNATELY THE REFERENDUM TACKED ON OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ALONG WITH THE HILTON ISLAND BRIDGE BACK WHEN AND OF COURSE EVERYONE WANTED THE HILTON HYLAND BRIDGE TO BE DONE AND SO THEY VOTED FAVOR OF THE REFERENDUM WHICH MADE SENSE DIDN'T MAKE SENSE WHY OUR LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD WAS TACKED IN TO THAT REFERENDUM. SO NO ONE FROM THE VERY BEGINNING IN OUR AREA OF THE WOODS HAS BEEN IN FAVOR OF THIS PROJECT. 
          WE'VE MET WITH PEOPLE FOR YEAR AFTER YEAR AFTER YEAR TALKING ABOUT THE DIFFERENT OPTIONS WE HAVE AND WE'VE TRIED TO WORK WELL WITH YOU ALL BUT IT SEEMS THAT YOU WON'T GO AWAY. 
          SO WE ARE HERE TO ASK YOU TO STOP THIS PROJECT. WE DON'T NEED THIS PROJECT. 
          YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR THIS PROJECT. IT'S A WIN WIN. 
          YOU CAN TAKE THE MONEY THAT YOU NEED FOR OTHER PROJECTS. USE IT FOR THOSE AND. 
          LEAVE OUR STREET THE WAY IT IS. WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING YOU DO. 
          WE WANT TO WORK WITH YOU. IF THE STOP SIGNS WILL WORK IF ,SPEED BUMPS WORK. 
          WE WANT TO WORK WITH YOU. I THINK WE'VE MADE THAT CLEAR THE PAST SAY NINE YEARS BUT WE DO WANT THIS PROJECT, THIS 115 FOOT ROUNDABOUT GO IN. SO THANK YOU FOR HEARING US. 
          HERE ARE OUR PETITIONS WITH COMMENTS. WE ALSO HAVE A PLETHORA OF RESPONSES TO THE COUNTY PETITION OR QUESTION COMMENTS THAT WE'VE SENT OUT AROUND AS WELL. SO PLEASE TAKE A LOOK AT THOSE. PLEASE TAKE THEM INTO CONSIDERATION AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION IN THIS REGARD. 
          COULD YOU GIVE THAT TO MISS BROWN? YES. 
          THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. OKAY. 
          IS HARLEY ROOF NOT ROOF IS ROOF RIGHT? YES, MA'AM. 
          OKAY. THANK YOU ALL AGAIN VERY MUCH, MADAM CHAIRWOMAN AND ALL OF YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND HEARING OUT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE AND A LOT OF ORGANIZATIONS COME TO PODIUM SEEKING MONEY OR SEEKING ADDITIONAL MONEY FOR THINGS AND YOU HAVE TO MAKE BIG DECISIONS. WE'RE THE OPPOSITE. WE'RE COMING WANTING TO PUSH THIS MONEY BACK TO YOU. WE UNDERSTAND THERE 18 PLUS PROJECTS ON TAP AS PART OF THIS 
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SALES TAX REFERENDUM THAT PASSED AND WE'RE ASKING YOU TO PLEASE ALL OF THE MONEY FROM SUNSET MILLER AND USE IT ON ONE OF THE OTHER 17 AND NOT ON OURS. 
          WE THINK THAT THE PROGRAM WE WOULD RATHER HAVE THE STATUS QUO WITH NO MONEY BEING SPENT THE CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF MONEY THAT IS PROPOSED ON OUR SMALL LITTLE RESIDENTIAL AREA WE THINK THE STATUS QUO BETTER AND SAFER. I WOULD ALSO REMARK THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO DIVERT THIS TRAFFIC DOWN OUR ROAD THERE AT TWO OR THREE SCHOOL BUS STOPS WHERE I SEE YOUNG KIDS OUT EVERY DAY IN SCHOOL BUSSES COMING TO PICK THEM UP AND I WOULD BE CONCERNED IF I HAD LITTLE CHILDREN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU KNOW, LETTING THEM BE THERE AS WITH THE INCREASE OF TRAFFIC AND WITH THE ROUNDABOUT IS GOING TO BRING BRING ABOUT AND THE ROUNDABOUT. FOR THOSE YOU WHO DON'T KNOW IT WOULD INVOLVE STRIPPING OUT THE ONE STOP SIGN THAT WE HAVE WE WANT MORE STOP SIGNS NOT FOR THE ONE THAT WE DO HAVE RIGHT NOW TO BE STRIPPED AWAY WHICH IS WHAT THIS PLAN FOR. 
          I GREW UP IN COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA ON A ROAD LIKE SUNSET, A RESIDENTIAL ROAD. 
          AND I REMEMBER MY SENIOR YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL THEY FINALLY AFTER MUCH COMMENTED, PUT SPEED BUMPS AND ON MY ROAD MY PARENTS CALLED A DRAG STRIP THAT BUT THEY PUT SPEED BUMPS ALONG THE ROAD AND THE SPEED PROBLEM AND THE SAFETY PROBLEMS WERE COMPLETELY SOLVED BY THAT. 
          WE WE URGE THE COUNCIL AND THE POWERS THAT BE TO PLEASE SPEND LESS MONEY ON OUR ROAD PERHAPS GIVE US STOP AND SPEED BUMPS BUT PLEASE SAVE THE MONEY HERE AND APPLY IT ELSEWHERE. 
          THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, KATHY FAGAN, YOU ALL ARE DOING WELL. WE'VE STILL WE'RE NOT EVEN USED 20 MINUTES UP YET, SO WELL GOOD MADAM CHAIR COUNCIL. THANK YOU. MY NAME KATHY BAKER AND I LIVE ALSO ON SUNSET BOULEVARD AND I AGREE WITH EVERYONE ALL MY NEIGHBORS HERE AND THAT WE DON'T REALLY FEEL THAT THIS PROJECT IS NEEDED. THE MONEY WOULD BE BEST USED ELSEWHERE. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, SUSAN HOPE. 
          THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. COUNCIL. MY NAME IS SUSAN HOAG. 
          I LIVE AT 53 SUNSET WHICH IS BASICALLY THE BULLSEYE OF PLAN WHICH PROPOSES A 115 FOOT ROUNDABOUT BLOCKING AND INTERFERING WITH INGRESS AND EGRESS TO AT LEAST THREE OF THE WATERFRONT HOMES AS WELL AS HOMES ACROSS STREET. SO ECHOING THE EXPANSE THIS PROJECT ARE YOU WILLING TO PAY FOR A WATERFRONT ROUNDABOUT THAT WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT TO JUSTIFY TO THE TAXPAYERS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU, BOBBIE RENDELL. 
          NOT RIGHT I. THANK TO COUNCIL I. I ECHO WHAT WHAT MY NEIGHBORS HAVE SAID. I LIVE IN 55 SUNSET. I AM A RETIRED SCHOOLTEACHER. 
          THERE ARE MANY CHILDREN. THIS IS A RESIDENTIAL FULL OF FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WHO WAIT BY THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR THE BUSSES TO COME. IF YOU JUST DIVERT HIGHWAY TRAFFIC AND DOWN OUR STREETS IT'S A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS YOU KNOW I DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY HAD KIDS. KIDS ARE QUICK. THEY'RE NOT PAYING ATTENTION. 
          THEY'RE TALKING THEY HAVE THEIR EARBUDS IN. THEY'RE NOT GOING TO HEAR IT. 
          THEY'RE NOT GOING TO TURN AND SEE IT. IT'S AN IT IS A IT IS A TRAGEDY WAITING TO HAPPEN. WE DON'T NEED IT. IT'S A RESIDENTIAL AREA. 
          IF YOU COULD DO SPEED BUMPS ARE ARE STOP SIGNS BUT DON'T PUT THE NEXT GENERATION AT RISK BECAUSE OF SOMETHING THAT COUNTS ARE OUR PEOPLE THOUGHT ABOUT NINE YEARS AGO. 
          WE DON'T NEED IT. WE DO NEED SIGNS. THANK YOU. 
          THANK YOU, RICHIE. KEEP THAT LAST NAME. OKAY, MA'AM. 
          THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO BE PATROLLING THE PATROL LINES HERE AND I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY HERE TONIGHT HEARING US OUT AND ON SUNSET. 
          I'VE BEEN THERE FOR 62 YEARS. MY FAMILY'S BEEN THERE FOR LONGER AND A LITTLE BIT LONGER THAN THAT. BUT I LIVE IN SUNSET BLUFF THREE IN ONE SUNSET BLUFF AT THE VERY END. I'M SORRY. I FEEL A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS OVER THE YEARS I'VE WITNESSED A LOT OF ACCIDENTS ON SUNSET BOULEVARD BECAUSE OF OUR ROAD 
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SPEED ON THE CARS AND THE CIRCLES THAT THEY WANT TO PUT IN AND THE SIDEWALKS. 
          WE ALL AGREE THAT IT'S MONEY CAN BE EXPENSIVE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY OTHER THAN WE ALL AGREE THAT THE MONEY NEEDS TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE FOR ANOTHER PROJECT. 
          WE JUST WANT A COMMON SENSE SOLUTION TO IT. STOPS ON SPEED HUMPS WILL SLOW THEM ALL DOWN. I BELIEVE BECAUSE I'VE WITNESSED PEOPLE GETTING HURT WITH PRETTY BAD ACCIDENTS. I'VE HAD CARS THROUGH MY GARAGE BUT I'VE PUT UP LIGHTS AND ALL THE WAY ACROSS MY PROPERTY LINE SO I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING SINCE BUT I DO APPRECIATE IT AND WE APPRECIATE IT AND I HOPE YOU ALL CAN CONSIDER OUR RECOMMENDATION. 
          THANK YOU. WE HAVE ONE MORE ROSE. DO EWING. 
          DID I SAY YOUR LAST NAME CORRECTLY? CLOSE ENOUGH. 
          OKAY. HELLO I HAVE LIVED IN BEAUFORT FOR 26 YEARS AND I FEEL THE CHANGES YOU ARE MAKING TO LADIES ISLAND ARE OVERALL MAKING IT A LOT LESS SAFE. 
          THE PROPOSAL FOR THE ROUNDABOUT TO DIVERT TRAFFIC ONTO SUNSET BOULEVARD WILL RESULT IN MANY ACCIDENTS AND PROBABLY LOSS OF LIFE. A FEW AGO SOMEONE WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN IN FRONT OF ME ON SUNSET SO I SLOWED DOWN THE PERSON BEHIND PASSED US USING THE ONCOMING LANE TRAFFIC AND ALMOST CAUSED A BAD ACCIDENT. IT'S NOT A POLICING PROBLEM BECAUSE POLICE CANNOT BE THERE 24 SEVEN. I SEE THEM PATROLLING LADY'S ISLAND ALL THE TIME. ANOTHER ISSUE IF APPROVED WILL BE THE STARBUCK THAT FERRY DRIVE THAT WILL ALSO CAUSE A DEADLY ACCIDENT BECAUSE THAT SMALL AREA WILL SURELY CAUSE TRAFFIC TO BACK UP FROM THE DRIVE THRU LANE AND BACK ON TO SEA ISLAND PARKWAY. 
          IF YOU CAN GUARANTEE ME THAT THE TRAFFIC WILL NOT BACK UP ONTO SEA ISLAND PARKWAY AND ONLY RIGHT TURNS WILL BE ALLOWED. I WON'T OPPOSE IT BUT I DOUBT YOU CAN MAKE ME THAT PROMISE. I HAVE ALSO SEEN NOTHING DONE TO MAKE THE CAMELLIA BANKS NEIGHBORHOOD SAFER AS TRAFFIC IS TURNING OUT ON TO SAM'S POINT ROAD AGAINST LANES OF TRAFFIC GOING AT LEAST 40 MILES PER HOUR. AND FINALLY DEVELOPERS ARE DEVELOPING SURVEY LAND BEHIND THE ROYAL PINES COURSE, THE UNDEVELOPED GOLF COURSE AND THAT'S ONLY ZONED GOLF COURSES. SO I'M ASSUMING THAT SOMEBODY'S TRYING TO SELL IT TO HAVE THE ZONING CHANGED AND THAT WILL CAUSE EVEN MORE TRAFFIC ON LADY'S ISLAND. 
          SO I'M A SUPPORTER OF PERSONAL PROPERTY RIGHTS AND UNDERSTAND CHANGE HOW CHANGE HAPPENS. 
          BUT I CANNOT BY AND ALLOW ALL THESE CHANGES TO HAPPEN IN MY COMMUNITY TO MAKE IT LESS SAFE. 
          THANK YOU. THANK YOU. AND JUST AS A REMINDER, THE WEBSITE IS OPEN TIL THE 14TH. TO MAKE COMMENTS ON AND THEN PUBLIC FACILITIES COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE THE 17TH OF FEBRUARY AND THE PROJECT UPDATE WILL BE PRESENTED AT THAT MEETING. SO BE AT THE 18TH I'M SORRY 18TH OF FEBRUARY. 
          CHAIRMAN OUR. CHAIRWOMAN, DID EVERYBODY GET TO SPEAK? YES. THAT'S PRETTY GOOD. THAT'S GREAT. 
          AND I THINK WE'RE VERY WE APPRECIATE EVERYONE THE TIME THAT THEY TOOK WAS WELL SPENT 
          [10. LIASION AND COMMITTEE REPORTS]
THAT WE TOOK TO MINUTES. OKAY. LET'S GO FORWARD NEXT ON OUR AGENDA IS ARE THERE ANY WAYS ON A COMMITTEE REPORTS THAT ANY COUNCIL MEMBER WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AT THIS TIME THEN? YES, IT'S VERY IT'S NOT REALLY A REPORT NECESSARILY BUT I HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TOUR THE DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL NEEDS AND VETERAN AFFAIRS BEAUTIFUL BUILDING DIDN'T EVEN KNOW IT EXISTED. WHAT IS CLEARWATER WAY I BELIEVE YES. ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL FACILITY AND I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY GIVE ME THE DOOR OUT THERE. OH GREAT. THAT'S GOOD. 
          AND YOU KNOW YOU HAVE ANYTHING OKAY. I DO. 
          OKAY. THAT'S COOL. DISTRICT REPORT THEY HAD A WORK SESSION WHERE THEY DISCUSSED THEIR FACILITIES MASTER PLAN REVIEWED THE RIVERVIEW CHARTER SCHOOL ANNUAL REPORT. THEY GOT A CONSTRUCTION UPDATE FROM THERE REFERENDUM AND THEY DISCUSSED THE BUDGET UPDATED AND HIGHLIGHTED PRIORITIES UNDER THE MAY RIVER HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS GOLF TEAM WAS RECOGNIZED AS STATE CHAMPION. YES I KNOW AND THEY UPDATED THE 
          [01:05:03]
PROCEDURES FOR REVIEWING QUESTION AND CHALLENGED SCHOOL LIBRARY MATERIALS. 
          YOU REMEMBER THAT WAS FROM LAST YEAR AND THEN LAST WEDNESDAY I ATTENDED THE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE WORKSHOP AT BUCKWALTER REC CENTER. 
          THERE WERE STAFF MEMBERS THERE. THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WERE THERE NCDOT PEOPLE AND A COUPLE OF VENDORS THEY REVIEWED THE 2025 PROJECT ESTIMATES YEAR EIGHT FOR RESURFACING YEAR EIGHT REJUVENATE HER BLUFFTON PARKWAY WHICH I ASKED BECAUSE MY CAR STILL WISHES IT WAS BETTER AND OTHER AND THEY NOTED WE HAVE 78 MILES OF ROADS IN ONE MILE IS RATED AS VERY POOR. 
          THEY HAD SEVERAL VENDORS THAT WERE THERE AND ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO KNOW ANYTHING. 
          MAINE MAINTAINING ROADS. THERE'S A WEBSITE CALLED ROAD DOT ORG. 
          IT'S VERY INTERESTING BUT YOU COULD GET LOST THERE AND THEN FOR THE PUBLIC WE HAVE A FIELD TRIP TO THE SOLICITOR'S OFFICE THIS FROM 10 TO 12 IN OKATIE AND HE'S NOT GIVING US VALENTINES BUT HE'S GOING TO TALK ABOUT WHAT HE DOES AND THE CASES AND SO ON IN THE PUBLIC'S WELCOME. IT'S A WORKSHOP. JUST A DISCUSSION. 
          NO AGENDA. OKAY. ANY OTHERS? YES, MA'AM. YES, I'M THE FINANCE COMMITTEE . 
          THERE IS ONE ITEM ON THE CONSENT AGENDA THAT'S FOR THE PEDDLERS LICENSE WHICH AGAIN WE RENEWED FROM LAST YEAR EXACT SAME RATES AS EVERYTHING AND TO ADD TAB I THINK I ALSO SAW WHERE THE NEIGHBOR WRESTLING TEAM WON THE STATE CHAMPIONSHIP THIS WE WEEKEND TO ADD TO GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP AND OUR NEXT FINANCE MEETING IS TUESDAY MONDAY THE HOLIDAYS NEXT TUESDAY IS THE NEXT ONE IS FINANCE MEETING. WHAT CAN ANY OTHER COMMITTEE REPORTS? YES, MADAM CHAIRMAN, THANK YOU. JUST TO A COUPLE OF THINGS ON THE AGENDA FROM THE NATURAL RESOURCE COMMITTEE WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER 12 OF THAT'S ON THE AREAS DEALING WITH MITCHELL HILL THE APPRAISAL AND THAT'S GOING TO BE SHARED WITH US IN DOING REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING IN A FEW MINUTES AS WELL AS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT NUMBER THIS IS BUT WE'RE GOING TO BE RECOMMENDING DEVELOPMENT RATES PURCHASE ON SOME ON SEASIDE ROAD ABOUT NINE ACRES AND THAT'S ON THE AGENDA AND THEN THERE'S SOME PROPERTY CALLED DAVIS ROAD. IT'S ON THE AGENDA AS WELL TO BE RECOMMENDED FOR THE PURCHASE OF THESE VERY SIMPLE AT THE FEBRUARY MEETING AND THAT'S RESOURCE THERE WERE TWO ITEMS THAT WAS DELAYED POSTPONED UNTIL THE MARCH 3RD MEETING AND THEY WERE BEING RECOMMENDING FROM ZONING FROM TEE TO RULE TO ONE IS THE NEIGHBORHOOD MIXED USE AND THE OTHER ONE WAS THE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER AND THEY'VE BEEN ASKED TO BE POSTPONED AND THAT WAS GRANTED TO THE END OF THE POSTPONEMENT. JUST WANT TO FOR COUNCIL MEMBERS I DID ATTEND THE SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING BOARD MEETING BUT CAN'T REMEMBER THE DATE ON IT BUT THERE ARE THREE VACANT POSITIONS AND I WOULD ASK COUNCIL TO LOOK AT THAT SO THEY CAN MAKE A RECOMMENDATION FOR BOARD. ARE THEY ARE THEY BY LOCALITY, LOCAL BY DISTRICT OR ARE THEY FROM DISTRICT BY DISTRICT HERE BY DISTRICT YOU KNOW COUNCIL WASTE AND RECYCLING THEY'RE OWN DISTRICT THEY HAVE THEIR OWN SOLID WASTE AND I THINK REGION EIGHT IS I THINK IS DAVID WITH WITHOUT ME IN MIND AND WE NEED TO GET TOGETHER AND SEE WHEN YOU COME UP WITH A NAME FOR THAT AND I THINK THERE'S ONE IN YOUR DISTRICT TOO I THINK OAK BURTON YEAH THE THREE POSITION IS VACANT AND I WOULD ASK STAFF REACH OUT TO COUNCIL MEMBERS TO FILL THOSE POSITIONS. 
          OKAY, THAT'S IT MADAM JIM. THANK YOU. ANYBODY ELSE I'D JUST BRIEFLY WANT TO MENTION FOR THE PUBLIC I ATTENDED THE TCL BOARD MEETING AND THEY HAVE 900 STUDENTS THAT ARE IN DUAL ENROLLMENT NOW WITH HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO CAN WORK ON THEIR COLLEGE DEGREE WHILE THEY ARE IN HIGH SCHOOL WHICH IS FANTASTIC. 
          YEAH. AND MAE RIVER HAS THE MOST ENROLLED STUDENTS THERE ALL ALL HIGH SCHOOLS HAVE THE PROGRAM INCLUDING HAMPTON COUNTY. BUT MAY RIVER'S RIVERSIDE'S. 
          DO YOU HAVE A REPORT GREEN SPACE OR ANYTHING LARRY TO REPORT. 
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OH SOUNDS OFF SORRY YOU'RE I'M YOU I THINK THE NOW YES WE CAN I THINK THE CHAIR OF NATURAL RESOURCES COVERED THE ITEMS THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED AND ONE OF THE AIMS OF COURSE IS THE APPRAISAL IS MR. SHANE YOU DIDN'T SAY. NO NO SIR HE'S NOT I HOPE I GUESS I'LL FIND WHEN WE'LL BE TALKING ABOUT THAT AND THAT'S THE ONLY REPORT THAT'S ON THE AGENDA. THE OTHER TWO HAVE BEEN POSTPONED TO A LATER MEETING. 
          WHAT IS THE CONSERVATION EASEMENT FOR ABOUT A THOUSAND ACRES AND THE OTHER IS SAYING TO DANIEL AND 4 MILLION ACRE THEY SPEND THE AFOREMENTIONED PROPERTY OF EACH ROAD BUT THOSE 
          [11. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA]
WILL BE CONSIDERED MLA. OKAY THANK. ALL RIGHT. 
          NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA. I HOPE EVERYONE HAD A CHANCE TO TO REVIEW THOSE FEW ITEMS WE HAVE WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. 
          I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. 
          ALL RIGHT COUNCILMAN LAWSON AND SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BARTHOLOMEW WITHOUT OBJECTION CONSENT AGENDA IS APPROVED. ALL RIGHT, NEXT WE HAVE THE DISCUSSION OF THE RESULTS 
          [12. DISCUSSION OF THE RESULTS OF THE APPRAISAL DATED FEBRUARY 4, 2025 OF THE MITCHELVILLE  PROPERTY AS AUTHORIZED BY COUNTY COUNCIL ON DECEMBER 9, 2024, RELATED TO THE PURCHASE  OF THE MITCHELVILLE PROPERTY BY THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND]
OF THE APPRAISAL DATED FOURTH 2025 OF THE MITCHELL REAL PROPERTY AUTHORIZED BY COUNTY COUNCIL ON DECEMBER NINE, 2024 RELATED TO THE PURCHASE OF THE MITCHELL REAL PROPERTY BY THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD AND I THINK MR. ACCENT'S GOING TO SPEAK TO THAT. 
          GOOD EVENING. IT WAS INCLUDED IN OUR PACKET TO LOSE MOTION THAT SO OH WE NEED TO MAKE A MOTION SO I HAVE A MOTION BY COUNCILMAN WRENCH TO HAVE A SECOND SECOND SECOND BY COUNCILMAN BARTHOLOMEW TO DISCUSS THIS. OKAY WELL GOOD EVENING. 
          A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO STAFF WAS DIRECTED TO GO OUT AND GET A SECOND APPRAISAL. 
          THERE'S SORT OF A LONG HISTORY THERE WITH WHY THAT SECOND APPRAISAL WAS ASKED FOR. 
          THE ORIGINAL APPRAISAL WAS DONE JULY 20TH, 2024 THROUGH CHARLESTON APPRAISAL COMPANY AND THE 26.46 ACRES APPRAISED AT $9,887,000 HILTON HEAD REQUESTED BECAUSE THERE THERE PURCHASING BID WAS CONSIDERABLY HIGHER THAN THAT. ASKED THAT ANOTHER BE DONE FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS THAT HAS ALREADY STATED PUBLICLY. WE WENT THROUGH VALLEY RIDGE AND THE NEW APPRAISAL DECEMBER 16, 2024 PUTS THE EFFECTIVE VALUE CONCLUSION AT 10,880,000 WITH THE DIFFERENCE BEING $993,000. SO WHAT'S YOU TODAY IS A DISCUSSION AND DECISION AS TO WHETHER COUNCIL WANTS TO APPLY MORE GREENSPACE TO THE PROJECT. 
          AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS WITH THAT QUESTION? YES. 
          WITH A MOTION TO. OH, OKAY. YOU WANT TO BRING AN ATTORNEY? BRIAN HAD ASKED ME TO READ THIS. I I MOVE THAT THE COUNCIL ACCEPTED THE APPRAISAL REPORT DATED FEBRUARY 4TH, 2025 CONDUCTED BY THE AVERAGE PROPERTY ADVISORS ON THE 26.46 ACRE PROPERTY LOCATED ON MITCHELL VALE ROAD AND THAT WE AUTHORIZED THE ADMINISTRATOR TO PAY THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND THE VALUE THE PROPERTY AS LISTED IN THIS APPRAISAL FROM THE GREENSPACE TAX FUNDS PERSON TO THE APPLICATION SUBMITTED BY THE TOWN AND RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL OF A GRANT BY THE GREENSPACE COMMITTEE TO HAVE A SECOND SECOND. ALL RIGHT DISCUSSION QUESTIONS . I HAVE A COMMENT SO I'LL REITERATE MY COMMENT THAT I WAS NOT IN FAVOR OF THE THIRD APPRAISAL. I THINK WE SET A PRECEDENT. 
          I DIDN'T WANT TO OPEN THAT DOOR. THAT BEING SAID IT WAS DONE AND WE WERE COMMITTED TO ACCEPT THE APPRAISAL AMOUNT. SO THAT'S WHERE WE ARE AT THIS POINT TO PAY THE DIFFERENCE OF $993,000 IN TERMS PERSON HAS ANY OTHER QUESTIONS IF CRISPIN GLOVER YOU KNOW THAT IS THAT THE MOTION SHE MADE THE MOTION SHE MADE WAS THAT A LOT OF THE BASIC VERSUS THE DELTA BETWEEN THE TWO OR 493,000. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS COMMENTS LARRY ANYTHING ANY COMMENTS? OH, WELL THIS WAS DISCUSSED RATHER EXTENSIVELY OVER THE GREEN COMMITTEE AND THIS APPRAISAL WAS DONE BECAUSE THE FIRST APPRAISAL CAME BELOW THE 
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SECOND PRESENTATION AND HIGHER THAN THIS ONE SEEMED TO MODERATE THAT. 
          SO THE TOWN OF HILTON HAD PAID LITTLE MORE THAN THE AMOUNT OF THIS APPRAISAL ACTUALLY QUITE A BIT MORE. SO THEY'RE NOT BEING COMPENSATED IN THE ENTIRETY FOR THE PURCHASE. BUT THIS I THINK GOES A LONG WAY FOR A FAIR AND EQUITABLE RESOLUTION OF THE REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION OF THE AMOUNT THAT WAS CONSIDERED FIRST APPRAISAL AND RECONSIDER RATING THE THIRD. SO I THINK THIS TO SAY THAT THIS APPRAISAL WAS FAIR I THINK THAT THE TOWN DESERVES TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THAT MONEY. 
          I THINK EVERYONE IS IN AGREEMENT ON THE GREENSPACE COMMITTEE THAT WE SHOULD GO FORWARD INTO THIS MATTER. I CERTAINLY. OKAY. 
          YOU WOULDN'T HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR MR. ATKINSON. NO. 
          ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO THIS ONE BY SHOW OF HANDS ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION AS STATED BY MISS BROWN, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. OPPOSED. THAT WAS UNANIMOUS. 
          [13.a. 2025/06 AN ORDINANCE PLACING LAND PURCHASED BY PROJECT MICRO INTO AN EXISTING MULTI-COUNTY INDUSTRIAL PARK (PUBLIC HEARING)]
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT NEXT WE HAVE ORDINANCES FOR THIRD, SECOND AND FIRST READING AND MS.. TABACHNICK VICE-CHAIR WE'LL GO THROUGH THOSE. OKAY. WE'RE AT ORDINANCES FOR THIRD READING AND PUBLIC HEARINGS. 2025 SLIDESHOW SIX IS AN ORDINANCE PLACING LAND PURCHASED PROJECT MICRO INTO AN EXISTING MULTI-COUNTY INDUSTRIAL PARK. 
          THE VOTED THE FIRST READING WAS TEN ZERO. SECOND READING WAS JANUARY 27TH NINE ZERO AND I'LL TAKE A MOTION FOR THAT SO MOVE MADAM JIM. 
          THANK YOU, MR. GLOVER. SECOND NO, NO SECOND MR. BARTHOLOMEW AND WE WENT THROUGH LAST TIME SO I'M JUST GOING TO ASK IF THERE ARE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS THIS MOTION. 
          I SEE ANY ANYONE FROM COUNCIL EVER COMMENT OR QUESTION. MEAN WE'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS WORK AND I DO HAVE A COMMENT I WOULD ASK THIS DOOR TO MOVE IF HE CAN ADDRESS THIS AND HE'S PROBABLY NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO IT BUT I'M STILL GOING AND I'M CONCERNED IN THIS AREA THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DEVELOP FOR FIRE SAFETY AND I DO KNOW THAT THIS SITE DOESN'T HAVE FIRE PROTECTION AS RELATES TO HAVING FIRE HYDRANTS ETC. ETC. WHAT ARE YOU PLANNING TO ADDRESS THAT AT SOME FUTURE POINT? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S ON YOU TAKE ON YOU BECAUSE YOU PROMOTING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AN AREA THAT IS NOT REALLY THEY DO NOT HAVE GOOD FIRE SAFETY AT THIS TIME IT'S STILL A RURAL AREA AND A FIRE HYDRANTS ARE NOT THERE YET. 
          SO THIS SORT OF THREAT OUT THERE THIS IS NOT A LAYUP THAT'S PRETTY TOUGH QUESTION, COUNCILMAN BUT I'LL TRY TO ANSWER YOU'RE PROBABLY NOT THE RIGHT PERSON TO ADDRESS THAT BUT FOR I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A CONCERN THAT YOU LIVE FOR THAT AREA YOU TRY TO SEE HOW ABOUT SAFETY THIS CAN BE DONE. WELL I'LL I'LL ANSWER IT THIS WAY THOUGH THAT YOU KNOW, YOU JUST HEARD FROM FOLKS IN BEAUFORT COUNTY THAT OFTENTIMES THEY DON'T WANT THINGS TO CHANGE THAT ARE A CERTAIN WAY RIGHT. AND SO WE'VE DONE 75 PROJECTS LARGELY THROUGH REDEVELOP SO IN THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION THERE WAS A BUSINESS THAT BUSINESS WENT OUT ANOTHER BUSINESS CAME AND INVESTED $3 MILLION IN THAT SPACE AND NOW A I WOULD SAY A VERY WELL INFORMED PURCHASER HAS STEPPED FORWARD FOR A LOT OF REASONS WANT TO BE IN THIS AREA. IT'S A DEFENSE CONTRACTOR. THEY'RE GOING TO BE $7 MILLION AND SO THEIR INSURANCE IS GOING TO REMIND THEM OF WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE THAT BUILDING SAFE AND TO MAKE IT SAFE IS IS THE BURDEN THAT THEY'RE ASSUMING BY TAKING ON THIS PROPERTY SO AS AS WE LOOK TO DIFFERENT DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE BIG GO IN GMAC IN WELL BRANCH AREA, SOME OF OUR DEVELOPMENTS ARE GOING TO TO PROBABLY INCLUDE SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE THAT MIGHT MIGHT SOLVE FOR THIS BUT IT'S BURTON'S NOT TOO FAR SOUTH OF THERE AND I'M SURE THERE ARE MUTUAL AID AGREEMENTS THAT COULD AUGMENT WHAT THEY'RE ABLE TO BRING AS WELL. YEAH, I JUST WHEN I WAS READING THROUGH IT I JUST THAT JUST CAME TO MY MIND AND I JUST SAY I'M A MARINE. YEAH, IT'S A GOOD QUESTION. 
          I'M SURE WHEN THEY PAY THEIR INSURANCE RATES THEY'VE ALREADY MET WITH THEIR BROKER. 
          THEY'RE INFORMED ABOUT WHAT COST IS. YEAH, YEAH. 
          THANK YOU AND WHAT THE RISK IS. THANK YOU YEAH. ANYONE ELSE QUESTION OR 
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COMMENT? I'M TO HAVE QUESTIONS ON NUMBER ON LETTER B FOR MR. O'TOOLE. 
          OKAY. WELL LET ME WRAP UP A SO IF WE COULD TAKE A VOTE ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SO BY RAISING YOUR HAND MR. MCGOWAN OKAY PASSES 13 B IS 2020 507 AN 
          [13.b. 2025/07 AN ORDINANCE FOR BEAUFORT COUNTY TO ENTER INTO A SPECIAL SOURCE REVENUE  CREDIT AGREEMENT WITH PROJECT MICRO (PUBLIC HEARING)]
ORDINANCE FOR COUNTY TO ENTER INTO A SPECIAL REVENUE CREDIT AGREEMENT WITH PROJECT MICRO. 
          THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING AT THE FIRST READING JANUARY 13TH THE VOTE WAS TEN 0/2 READING JANUARY 27TH THE VOTE WAS NINE ZERO. CAN I A MOTION PLEASE? A MOTION. THANK YOU, MISS BROWN. AND THE SECOND. 
          A SECOND. OKAY. MR. GLOVER. 
          ANYONE HERE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ONE. OKAY, THEN LET'S GO TO COUNTY COUNCIL DISCUSSION. MS.. BROWN. 
          MR. O'TOOLE, COULD YOU COME UP TO THE PODIUM AGAIN? I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS ON PAGE 144 IS THE MINIMUM EVENT INVESTMENT YOU COME BEFORE COUNTY COUNCIL AND ARE WITH THIS COUNCIL AND THE COMMITTEE MEETINGS HAVE TALKED ABOUT SEVERAL TIMES PROJECT MICRO INVESTING 17.117. 1 MILLION YES. RIGHT. 
          OKAY. AND CREATING 42 JOBS IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS, IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT. OKAY. 
          ALL RIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE ORDINANCE IT IS EXPECTED TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO THE COUNTY BENEFITS ARE BEING EXTENDED TO THE COMPANY IN THE FORM OF A TAX BREAK EQUALING 6% TAX RATE OVER 20 YEARS CREATING WELL-PAYING JOBS IN OUR IN OUR COMMUNITIES IS EXCELLENT AND SOMETHING WE SHOULD BE DOING A LOT MORE OF . BUT I HAVE A FEW ITEMS FOR PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY AND TO BE CLEAR TO COMPANIES LOOKING TO INVEST IN OUR COUNTY LOOK PAGE 144 SECTION THREE A IT CLEARLY SAYS THE MINIMUM REQUIRED REQUIREMENT IS POINT 5 MILLION SO THEY ARE NOT SO I GUESS EXPLAIN HOW THIS WORKS BECAUSE YOU SAID 7.5 7.1 MILLION BUT THIS SAYS 2.5 MILLION IS MINIMUM. DOES THAT WORK IN ANY TIME YOU HAVE QUESTIONS CAN CALL ME AROUND THE CLOCK AND I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER OH OKAY. 
          YEAH, YEAH, YEAH ABSOLUTELY. AND YOU'RE A LIAISON TO OUR BOARD SO YEAH AND THEN WE'VE HAD WILL WILL JOHNSON HERE AS WELL SO WE INTEND TO BE VERY TRANSPARENT UNDER SOUTH CAROLINA LAW THE FLOOR IS 2.5 SO WHILE THE COMPANY PROJECTS TO INVEST 7.1 THE FLOOR IS 2.5 IF THEY DON'T MEET THE FLOOR AS YOU READ ON IN THAT AGREEMENT THEY WOULD OWE US FOR THE TAX RATE AT THE TEN FOR THE 10% PLUS INTEREST. SO IT'S JUST IT JUST STATING THE FLOOR SO THAT THEY NEED TO EXCEED OR ELSE THEY'RE INELIGIBLE FOR THAT. 
          YES. OUR SEE WHO MEASURES ALL WHO KEEPS TRACK OF THE DOLLARS INVESTED WE DO WE DO AS A MATTER OF FACT INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH LAST WEEK ACROSS TWO PROJECTS ON ONE FOR IN AND IT'S VERY AMICABLE SO I HESITANT TO USE THIS WORD BUT FOR NONPERFORMANCE WE TOOK BACK $35,000 FROM ONE COMPANY AND FROM ANOTHER COMPANY 11 11,100 OKAY BUT WE DO BRIAN WARNER ON OUR TEAM DOES BI ANNUAL B R AND MEETINGS BUSINESS RETENTION AND EXPANSION MEETINGS AND WE USUALLY CAN SEE THE INVESTMENTS IF YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WALK THROUGH STONE WORKS YOU CAN SEE THAT THEY HAVE MADE THE INVESTMENT IN THE FACILITY SO THAT'S EASY ENOUGH TO QUANTIFY AND IF THEY'RE GETTING STATE GRANTS WE'RE ALSO GETTING THEIR BACK WHEN THEY WHEN THEY APPLY FOR FOR THE STATE IN PARTICULAR ON INVESTMENTS AND THEN WE ALSO BY TOURING THE FACILITY AND IF NEED TO IF NEED BE WILL LOOK PAYROLL PAYROLL RECORDS TO VERIFY THE EMPLOYMENT LEVELS. ALL RIGHT. IS THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BACK TO THE COUNTY IN THE PUBLIC IS IT JUST PROVIDED BACK TO YOU GUYS AND IT'S TRUE A FORUM LIKE THIS THAT THE PUBLIC WOULD HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY KNOW OH AND WE WE WE WE ARE VERY IN BEAUFORT COUNTY WE DO 20 YEAR AGREEMENTS IN OTHER COUNTIES THEY DO 30 YEAR AGREEMENTS AND THE THROUGH PRIOR COUNCILS AND THROUGH THIS COUNCIL WE'VE HAD OUR ATTORNEY IN HERE TO WALK 
          [01:25:02]
THROUGH THE PROCESS AND WE HAVEN'T MADE ANY DEPARTURES FROM STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE SINCE WE PUT THIS IN PLACE. OKAY. 
          SO YOU'VE ALREADY ANSWERED A NUMBER OF THREE AS WELL SO I'M FINISHED. 
          MY COURSE. I APPRECIATE YOUR QUESTION I APPRECIATE IT TOO BECAUSE I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU WENT FAR BEYOND MY QUESTION SO I APPRECIATE THAT I HAVE THAT PROBLEM. THANK YOU. YES, MR. BURNS, I'M KIND OF BUILDING OFF YOUR QUESTION. DOESN'T THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE ALSO TO KEEP TRACK OF SOME OF THESE? YES, THEY ABSOLUTELY DO. YES, THIS IS THIS IS COORDINATED THROUGH THE COUNTY OFFICES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AS YOU I THINK ON PAGE ONE 144 THERE IN THE DOCUMENT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU YOU CAN SEE THE REQUIREMENT TO FILL OUT THE APPROPRIATE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE AND WE SEND OUT REMINDERS ON THAT WE'RE ALWAYS IMPROVING OUR PROCESS BUT WE'LL SEND REMINDERS OUT TO ALL COMPANIES MARCH BECAUSE THEY'RE REALLY REQUIRED TO DO THAT AT THE END OF THEIR FISCAL YEAR THAT'S A PD 300 RIGHT BUT THE 300 YES YEAH YEAH YEAH. AND AGAIN I I HAVE TO SAY HANK EDMONDSON, ROB MERCHANT AND HILLARY AUSTIN HAVE BEEN VERY HELPFUL ON THIS. 
          SOME COMPANIES THAT WE'VE ISSUED SSR CS FOR HAVE MISSED THE DEADLINE AND WE'RE ALWAYS IMPROVING OUR PROCESS TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE WELL AWARE THAT THEY HAVE TO FILE THE FORM. YOU MENTIONED YOU KNOW THANK YOU. 
          THANKS FOR THE QUESTION FOR MR. O'TOOLE YOU GOT GRILLED TONIGHT ON YOU GOT GRILLED TONIGHT THAT WAS YEAH A GOOD JOB KEEPS ME SHARP THANK YOU. OKAY. 
          ALL SO WE HAVE A MOTION AS SECRETARY A DISCUSSION ALL IN FAVOR THIS MOTION FOR PROJECT MICRO PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. OKAY. IT'S UNANIMOUS. 
          [14.a. 2025/08 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 2024/36, CONVEYING PROPERTY TO BEAUFORT  MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND MEDICAL OFFICES IN  BLUFFTON, SC. LOCATED AT 333 & 335 BUCKWALTER PARKWAY]
THANK YOU. NOW WE'RE ON SECOND READING. THESE ARE ORDINANCES FOR SECOND READING AND DUE TO THE COMPLIANCE WITH 15 DAY REQUIREMENT THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THESE THREE WILL BE FEBRUARY 24TH INSTEAD OF TODAY. SO 2020 508 IS AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 2020 436 CONVEYING PROPERTY TO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND OFFICES IN BLUFFTON, SOUTH CAROLINA LOCATED 333 AND 335 BUCKWALTER PARKWAY THE FIRST READING WAS JANUARY 27TH AND THE VOTE WAS 10 TO 0 AND AS I NOTED THIRD READING IN PUBLIC COMMENT WILL BE FEBRUARY 24TH. SO CAN I HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS PLEASE SOME OF . THANK YOU MR. BARTHOLOMEW. SECOND I'LL SECOND WHO IS SECOND? YES. THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE FIRST MARCH MEETING SO WE COULD MEET THE 15 DAY ADVERTISING SO THIS IS NOT CORRECT WITHIN THE AGENDA. MR. PUBLIC HEARING FOR THOSE THREE ARE GOING TO TAKE PLACE AT THE FIRST MEETING IN MARCH. OKAY CAN MEET THE MINUTES ALL RIGHT. 
          WE'LL CORRECT THE AGENDA THEN. IT WAS CORRECT AT THE TIME PUBLICATION BUT WE HAVE WE'RE NOT OKEYDOKEY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. 
          DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'M SORRY. WHO SENT ME? OH, MR. LAWSON. OKAY. HANK AND ALLISON. 
          ALLISON COVERAGE IS HERE. WOULD YOU TWO LIKE TO COME UP AND GIVE US A BRIEF LITTLE INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC ON THIS? I'LL TEE IT UP AND THEN I'LL HAND IT OFF TO THE EXPERT. OKAY. BUT AS WE DISCUSSED BEFORE, THIS IS AN EXCITING PROJECT. WE'VE HAD DISCUSSIONS LAST WEEK AND THIS WEEK WITH THE TOWN AND THE ACTUAL PROJECT DEVELOPER TO TAKE THE NEXT STEPS IN THE DEVELOPMENT BUT WE HAD TO GO BACK AND MAKE OUR LANGUAGE A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC IN THE ORDINANCE TO THE PROPERTY AND ALLISON CAN SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE TO THAT. I DON'T THERE'S A WHOLE LOT TO SAY THERE THEN WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION SUPPORT SO THAT WE CAN MOVE THIS PROJECT FORWARD. RIGHT. SO IT'S PROBLEM FOR US TO HAVE A DELAY FOR THE THIRD READING A PUBLIC HEARING INTO BECAUSE WE HAVE THEY ARE AUTHORIZED TO SIGN AND MOVE THROUGH THE PROCESS FOR APPLICATIONS DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT AMENDMENTS ETC. THEY KEEP MOVING THAT BALL FORWARD. THE WHAT WE DID DO IS WE SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED SQUARE FOOTAGE AND WE TALKED ABOUT A 30 YEAR MAINTENANCE OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND THAT ALSO HAD A PROTECTION FOR COUNCIL THAT IF FOR SOME REASON UNFORESEEN THAT THAT DIDN'T MAINTAIN THAT TIME LIMIT FOR THAT PURPOSE WE WOULD RECOUP THE AT THAT TIME PRESENT VALUE OF THE LESS IMPROVEMENTS AND THEREFORE YOU GET YOUR INVESTMENTS PROTECTED. THANK YOU. I'D JUST LIKE TO MAKE A COMMENT. THIS IS IN LOGAN'S DISTRICT AND HE'S RIGHT HERE BUT HE'S BEEN SUPPORTIVE OF THIS PROJECT AND YOU'RE SAYING WE DON'T NEED A PUBLIC HEARING OH NO NO WE NEED A PUBLIC HEARING BUT BEING PUSHED BACK A IS NOT A BIG DEAL TIME WISE BECAUSE THEY'RE ABLE TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE PROCESS . TOWN COUNCIL AT BLUFFTON HAD A MEETING LAST MONTH WHERE THEY HAD AN EXECUTIVE DISCUSSION ABOUT AND THEN THEY CAME OUT AND VOTED TO SUPPORT PROJECT AND HELP US THROUGH THE PROCESS. 
          OKAY, GREAT. ANY OTHER COMMENT OR QUESTION AND THIS ONE. 
          [01:30:01]
ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. 
          [14.b. 2025/09 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY  DOCUMENTS AND PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY  IDENTIFIED AS TAX MAP SERIAL NUMBER R300 028 000 128B 000, 128C, 128D AND ALSO KNOWN AS  SEASIDE ROAD PDR ]
ALL RIGHT. THE MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. 
          WE ARE ON 2020 5/09 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND PROVIDE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY. 
          IDENTIFY THIS TEXT MAP SERIAL NUMBER. COULD THIS BE ANY LONGER OUR 300 OH OH 28 000 120 8B000 120 8C1 28 D ALSO KNOWN AS C SIDE ROAD PDR THE FIRST READING WAS JANUARY 27TH AND THE VOTE WAS TEN ZERO AND AS WE NOTED PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE IN. 
          SO CAN I HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS PLEASE MOVEMENT? JIM THANK MR. GLOVER SECOND AND MR. BARTHOLOMEW THERE'S NO ONE TO GIVE A RECAP. AMANDA DO YOU WANT GIVE A RECAP ON THIS ONE PLEASE? I MEAN THERE IS LOTS DOCUMENTS IN HERE AS I KNOW THE LAST TIME GET ME OUT OF THE CHAMBER WITHOUT REALLY ADDRESS. THAT'S OKAY. 
          ANOTHER BLUNT PRESERVATIONIST THERE ARE NO THERE IS NO NEW INFORMATION FROM FIRST READING BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THIS WOULD PROTECT A PIECE OF PROPERTY WITH A CONSERVATION ON C SIDE ROAD OR ON DAVIS. YOU DON'T KNOW WHICH SYNOPSIS FOR ANY PUBLIC THAT MIGHT BE LISTENING. YOU DIDN'T WATCH READING. 
          SURE. SO THIS IS ON C SIDE ROAD ON SAINT HELENA AND IT WOULD PROTECT A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT'S CURRENTLY A PECAN GROVE WITH A CONSERVATION EASEMENT FARMING AND AGRICULTURE ALL LANDS ARE PRIORITIES FOR THE RURAL AND CRITICAL PROGRAM AS DIRECTED IN THE REFERENDUM AND THIS IS A WILLING LANDOWNER SEEKING TO PROTECT HIS PROPERTY FOREVER WITH A CONSERVATION EASEMENT AND THE RURAL AND CRITICAL BOARD UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTED THIS AS DID YOUR NATURAL COMMITTEE AND FIRST READING. 
          SO WE THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT AND LOOK FORWARD TO CLOSING THIS PROJECT. 
          THERE IS A QUESTION OR COMMENT IN OKAY YOU STAYED ALL THIS TIME FOR THIS. 
          OKAY LET'S HAVE A VOTE ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS MOTION PLEASE SIGNIFY. 
          [14.c. 2025/10 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY  DOCUMENTS AND PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE FEE SIMPLE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY IDENTIFIED  AS TAX MAP SERIAL NUMBER R600-029-000-0054-0000 AND ALSO KNOWN AS DAVIS ROAD FEE ]
THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YOU MIGHT AS WELL STAY UP FRONT. 
          YEAH. OKAY. 2025 SO IT'S TEN. 
          AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND PROVIDE FUNDING THE FEES SIMPLE PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY IDENTIFIED AS MAP SERIAL NUMBER ARE 600 ZERO 20 900000 54 0000 AND ALSO KNOWN AS DAVIS ROAD IN THE VOTED FIRST READING ON JANUARY 27TH WAS TEN ZERO. CAN I HAVE A MOTION PLEASE? I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. 
          OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. RICE. AND SECOND A SECOND. 
          MR. GLOVER. OKAY. AND TELL US ABOUT THIS ONE THIS ONE NEAR ME IT IS SO THIS IS 40.7 ACRES AT THE HEADWATERS OF THE OKATIE RIVER. 
          IT'S ACTUALLY A PROPERTY THAT CONNECTS TO CURRENTLY OWNED BE SIMPLE PASSIVE PARKS AND THAT WERE PURCHASED WITH RURAL AND CRITICAL FUNDS AND WOULD CREATE GREATER CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN THE FEASIBLE OWNED LANDS FOR THE CITIZENS OF  COUNTY CREATING URBAN FOREST IN THE MIDDLE OF A DEVELOPING AREA AROUND THE SENSITIVE HEADWATERS OF THE OKATIE THIS IS A PROPERTY COUNTY AND SPECIFICALLY THE RURAL AND CRITICAL PROGRAM SAT FOR QUITE SOME TIME. IT'S BEEN UNDER PREVIOUS NEGOTIATIONS THE COUNTY AND WE'RE HOPEFUL TO MAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE CLOSING DESK THIS TIME AND ADD THIS TO THE FUTURE PASSIVE INVENTORY. THAT'D BE GREAT. HAPPY TO ANSWER THAT I HAVEN'T. 
          OKAY SIR CAN BRING THE BACK UP IT'S PAGE FOUR OF 7407 THIS WAS DISCUSSED IT'S ABOUT THE FACT THAT THERE WERE TWO APPRAISALS AND THAT WE'RE PAYING 10% OVER THE SECOND APPRAISAL. 
          I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S AWARE OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THAT. 
          IT WAS TALKED ABOUT IN COMMITTEE AND AT FIRST READING IT WAS MENTIONED BUT WE WENT THROUGH IT REALLY QUICK. SO THIS WAS ORIGINALLY BACK IN 2019 THE RURAL AND CRITICAL PROGRAM WAS PURSUING THIS PROPERTY BECAUSE IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO OTHER PROPERTIES THAT WE OWNED AT THAT TIME THE APPRAISED VALUE WAS $1.2 MILLION BUT RIGHT BEFORE WE COULD IT WAS SOLD TO AN OUTSIDE BUYER. THEN IN 2022 RURAL AND CRITICAL CONTINUE TO PURSUE THIS IT WAS FOR SALE AND. WE GOT ANOTHER APPRAISAL AND IT CAME IN AT $770,000. SO TYPICALLY WE DON'T GO ABOVE THE APPRAISED VALUE BUT BECAUSE WE HAVE TWO APPRAISAL WELLS THAT WERE IN A REASONABLE AND THEY'RE SO FAR APART WE'RE ACTUALLY PAYING $850,000 FOR THE PROPERTY WHICH IS STILL A GOOD VALUE ON THE PROPERTY CONSIDERING THE FIRST APPRAISAL. BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY AWARE THAT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING SO THAT IT DOESN'T COME UP AFTER THE FACT 
          [01:35:01]
. WE BROUGHT IT FORWARD, WE TALKED ABOUT IT. 
          IT'S BEEN TALKED ABOUT A PROTOCOL. WE TALKED ABOUT IT AT THE COMMITTEE. IT WAS DISCUSSED BRIEFLY VERY QUICKLY AT FIRST READING. 
          BUT I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY WAS VERY CLEAR ON WHAT WE'RE DOING WITH THAT. 
          SO THANK YEAH AND THANK YOU THAT WAS IN THE DOCUMENTS SO YOU FOR REALLY RAISING THAT ANYBODY HAVE A QUESTION I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, MADAM CHAIRMAN, BUT I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT THAT ATTENDING THE COUNCIL CHAT IN BLUFFTON YES THERE WERE SOME CITIZENS THERE TALKING ABOUT PATHWAYS THIS WAS GOING TO MAKE AN EXCELLENT IN FUTURE. 
          I DON'T KNOW HOW SOON THIS IS GOING TO MAKE AN EXCELLENT FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE IN BEAUFORT COUNTY THOSE IN BLUFFTON. I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT COMMENT. 
          THE PATHWAYS THAT MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN THE AREA LIKE SUN CITY IN BLUFFTON THEY WANT PATHWAYS ON 170 ALL THE WAY TO BEAUFORT. THAT'S THE PATHWAY THEY'RE LOOKING THEY'RE NOT THIS IS NOT THE MAN'S PLACE WHICH IS GOING TO BE A BEAUTIFUL PATHWAY. 
          IT'LL BE A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO GO AND ENJOY. BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY'RE HERE FOR. BUT THANK YOU FOR THE COMMENT. IT'LL BE NICE. 
          ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS MOTION, PLEASE, MR. JONES LIKE OKAY. 
          [15.a. 2025/11 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL  NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF S-859 LOCATED AT SC 462 AND SC 170, WHICH IS  TO BE ABANDONED BY SCDOT]
ALL RIGHT. THESE ARE FIRST READING FIRST READING 2025 SLASH 11 IN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF DASH 859 LOCATED AT SOUTH 462 AND SOUTH CAROLINA 170 WHICH IS TO BE ABANDONED BY NCDOT DOTY. CAN I HAVE A MOTION SO MOVING JIM THANK YOU MR. GLOVER I'LL SECOND DAVID SECOND JARED DO YOU WANT TO TELL US ABOUT THIS ONE? I LOVE THAT NCDOT IS ABANDONING SOMETHING THAT'S GREAT. IT SAYS IMMEDIATE AS NO NET WORTH IT HAS WORTH TO SOMEONE OKAY IS IT US BUT AN AND A SO THIS IS THE REMNANT OF THE OLD C 170 WHEN THEY MADE THE IMPROVEMENTS AROUND THE 2000 TIME FRAME AND SO THIS IS WE PURCHASED LAST YEAR LAST FALL THE TRIANGLE PORTION SOUTH OF THE BLUE LINE THERE AND SO THIS THE REMAINING ASPHALT SERVING CURRENTLY AS A DRIVEWAY TO A SO THIS WOULD ALLOW US TO HAVE OWNERSHIP OF THE TRIANGLE AND THE ROADWAY SO THEN THERE'S NO ONE IN BETWEEN US AND THIS SO IT HAS VALUE TO US HAS VALUE TO US AND TO THINK IT MAY HAVE A QUESTION FOR JERRY YES, I HAVE ONE AND YOU'RE GOING TO DO A QUICK PLANE DEED OR IT IS A QUESTION. 
          SO WE'VE WE HAVE A PIECE OF PAPERWORK THAT WE FILL OUT AND WE CLAIM TEST. 
          OH GOOD. OKAY. AND IT'S FREE FREE. 
          THERE YOU GO. YOU TAKE FREE GRATIS. YOU SAID ANY QUESTION OR COMMENT FOR MR. PRUITT. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR OF THIS MOTION 
          [15.b. 2025/12 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL  NECESSARY DOCUMENTS FOR THE TRANSFER OF RIGHT OF WAY BACK TO PROPERTY OWNERS R110  008 000 0653 0000 OR TRACT 13, PARCEL R110 008 000 0654 0000 OR TRACT 12, PARCEL R100 008  000 0656 0000 OR TRACT 10, AND PARCEL R110 008 000 0658 0000 OR TRACT 8 AS SHOWN ON  EXHIBIT "A" PAGES 1-4 ASSOCIATED WITH RIBAUT ROAD SIDEWALK PROJECT IN PORT ROYAL]
PLEASE INDICATE THANK YOU TO TWO 2025 DASH 12 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR TO EXECUTE ANY AND ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS THE TRANSFER OF RIGHT OF WAY BACK TO PROPERTY OWNERS R 110 00800006534 ZEROS OR TRACT 13 AND PARCEL 110 00800006544 ZEROS OR TRIM 12 MY GOSH PERSONAL R 100 008000065640 OR TRACT TEN AND PARCEL R 110 008000065840 OR TRACT EIGHT AS SHOWN ON EXHIBIT A PAGES 1 TO 4 ASSOCIATED WITH DRIVE OUT ROADSIDE PROJECT IN PORT ROYAL. THAT'S LIKE ONE BIG MOUTHFUL. OKAY CAN I HAVE A MOTION FOR THIS ONE? SO MOVE OKAY MR. VERY TELLING ME THANK YOU AND SECOND A SECOND OKAY MR. GLOVER IS BRIAN YOU KNOW I'M OKAY, JERRY. I'LL TAKE IT. 
          THANK YOU. YES, SIR. TO MAKE SENSE OF ALL THOSE DIGITS YES. THIS IS ACTUALLY KIND OF SIMPLE SO. 
          THIS IS IN ONE OF OUR PATHWAYS FROM 2018 WE HAD A SECTION OF SIDEWALK ON RIVER ROAD NEAR PARK AND WE TO PURCHASE WE HAD TO MOVE THE FENCE LINE AS PART OF THE PROJECT AND THEN WE RESET THE RIGHT OF WAY AT THE BACK OF THE FENCE AND COORDINATE WITH DOTTIE AT THE END OF THE PROJECT WE RETURNED THE RIGHT OF WAY BACK TO DOTTIE. 
          THEY DID NOT WANT THE FENCE INSIDE THERE RIGHT AWAY. SO WE ARE ESSENTIALLY GIVING BACK A HALF OF FOOT OF RIGHT AWAY BACK TO THE LANDOWNERS THAT WE HAD PREVIOUSLY THE 
          [01:40:07]
RESET FENCE. SO THIS IS THIS THE LAST THAT'S NEEDED TO RETURN THE RIGHT AWAY BACK FROM WE PURCHASE RIGHT AWAY AS COUNTY AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE PROPERTY WE DO A CONSOLIDATE ATION PLANT AND WE TURN THAT BACK OVER TO DOTTIE. 
          SO THAT IS WHAT WE'RE HERE TO GET IT BACK IN ORDER FOR DOTTIE TO ACCEPT IT AND THOSE ARE ALL CONDOS THAT'S WHY IT'S SUCH NEAR YES YEAH THERE'S WOODEN FENCE AND THEN CONDOS BEHIND IT SO THAT'S WHY IT'S PROPERTIES. ANYONE HAVE A QUESTION ON THIS ONE? NO COMMENT. I HAD READ ALL THOSE NUMBERS THE FIRST TIME SO BOOM NEXT I'M JUST GOING TO SAY PERSONAL CHANNEL 1330. YEAH, YEAH. 
          OKAY AND THE OTHER DISCUSSION NO. ALL RIGHT. 
          VOTE DOESN'T OF THIS MOTION RAISE YOUR HAND. ALL RIGHT. 
          WE'RE GOING TO GO THAT THE ORDINANCES THANK YOU. OKAY WE'RE ON NUMBER 16 
          [16.a. 2025/04 A RESOLUTION FOR THE ALLJOY BOAT LANDING IMPROVEMENTS]
RESOLUTION THIS IS A RESOLUTION WE NEED APPROVAL FOR THE ALL JOY VOTE LANDING IMPROVEMENTS. 
          I LIKE THAT MOTION MAKE A MOTION SAID OKAY WE ARE IN DISCUSSION ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? NO, I THINK IT'S GREAT AND LET ME JUST SAY THAT WE DID HAVE A COMMUNITY MEETING. WE HAD A GREAT TURNOUT, VERY WELL ATTENDED. 
          IT WAS VERY ORGANIZED. PEOPLE GET A LOT OF INPUT. SO AGAIN WE'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH WHAT DISCUSSIONS CAME UP WITH DURING THAT MEETING AND WE'LL MOVE FORWARD TO TRY TO COME UP WITH A PLAN NOW BASED UPON WHAT WE HEARD AND WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN THAT COMMUNITY MEETING. SO NOW I NEED A MOTION TO APPROVE THE RESOLUTION THAT ALL JOY BOAT LANDING IMPROVEMENTS WE HAD MOTION WELL WE HAD A MOTION TO DISCUSS IT. 
          ALL RIGHT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO HE CAN MAKE MY NOTES I CAN DO THAT RIGHT FINE SOLUTION OKAY WE HAVE A SECOND TO I JUST FELT REMORSE. OKAY MY SHOW HANDS ALL IN FAVOR TO OKAY THAT'S UNANIMOUS ALL RIGHT OKAY AT THIS TIME WE SORRY FOR BE IS RESOLUTION TO 
          [16.b. 2025/05 A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE LOWCOUNTRY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (LCOG) SAFETY  ACTION PLAN AND TARGET ZERO POLICY]
ADOPT THE LOWCOUNTRY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT SAFETY ACTION PLAN AND TARGET ZERO POLICY AND WE HAVE A MOTION OPEN UP DISCUSSION OF SOME OF THE MOTION BY COUNCILMAN BARTHOLOMEW DO WE HAVE THE SECOND CONSECUTIVE THE BY CHRIST CHURCH EVER NICK ALL RIGHT IS THERE ANYONE GOING TO SPEAK TO THIS OR WE JUST KNOW I THINK WE ALREADY OKAY SO LET'S HAVE A LET'S HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE TO ADOPT THE LOWCOUNTRY COUNCIL GOVERNMENT'S SAFETY ACTION PLAN AND TARGET ZERO POLICY. OKAY YOU MAKE THAT MOTION. 
          MAKE NO MENTION OF COUNCILMAN BROWN. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. ALL RIGHT. ALL IN FAVOR BY SHOW OF HANDS. 
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ALL RIGHT, PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. AT THIS TIME WE ARE GOING TO I NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN AGAIN. WE DID NOT FINISH OUR BUSINESS FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION. 
          YOU WERE RIGHT. IT MIGHT BE WISE TO MAKE A MOTION AT THIS TIME AND BEYOND IN TIME. OKAY. ALL RIGHT, LISTEN. 
          YOU MEAN OKAY AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO EXTEND OUR MEETING BEYOND 8:00. 
          I HAVE MOTION TO DO WE HAVE A CHOICE. OKAY, I'LL MAKE THE MOTION. 
          I'M SECOND AND THE SECOND ALL IN FAVOR BY SHOW OF TO EXTEND BEYOND 8:00 SO HERE WE HAVE ONE NO OKAY DID YOU GET THAT? OKAY. ALL RIGHT NOW RECONVENE WE'RE GOING TO RECONVENE THE CAUCUS AND EXECUTIVE SESSION IN THE EAST C.R. AT THIS TIME THERE MAY OR MAY NOT BE SOMETHING TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. THERE WILL BE ACTUALLY THERE WILL BE SOME ACTIONS TO COME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. ALL RIGHT. 
          WE WILL ADJOURN WE WILL RECONVENE THE ACR . 
          WE HAVE WE ARE BACK OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION AND WE DO HAVE A ACTIONS COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THAT COUNSEL NOT ACCEPT THE PLAINTIFF'S SETTLEMENT OFFER DATED FEBRUARY FIVE, 2025 IN THE CASE OF CHERYL MONDAY AT ALL VERSUS COUNTY AT THIS TIME AND THAT WE AUTHORIZE THE DEPUTY COUNTY ATTORNEY AND OUTSIDE COUNSEL TO FORWARD THIS SETTLEMENT TO THE SC IRS AND REQUEST A CONSIDER THE OFFER 
          [01:45:06]
AND INFORM THE COUNTY WITHIN TEN DAYS WHETHER THEY WILL ACCEPT THE OFFER AND PAY THE FULL SETTLEMENT PURSUANT TO OUR INSURANCE POLICIES WHICH WERE IN EFFECT FOR THE RELEVANT TIME PERIODS. DO WE HAVE A SECOND SECOND COUNCILMAN BARTHOLOMEW BY SHOW OF HANDS ALL IN FAVOR. OKAY. AND UNANIMOUS. 
          ALL RIGHT ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE COUNCIL AT
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