Mar 04, 2025 Hilton Head Town Council

[1. Call to Order]

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. GOOD AFTERNOON. I LIKE TO THINK GOOD AFTERNOON.

I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THE TOWN COUNCIL MEETING OF TUESDAY MARCH 4TH, 2025.

TO ORDER PLEASE ME IN STANDING AND SAYING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE WE ARE AMERICA AND ITS DELIVERY WILL BE STRONG STRONG IF YOU'LL CONTINUE STANDING WHILE I HAVE RABBI BLUM FROM CONGREGATION YAM COME FORWARD FOR THE INVOCATION. OF ALL CREATION AND HUMANITY WE CALL YOU TO INSPIRE US AT THIS HOUR AND TO REMIND US GOVERNMENT AT ALL LEVELS OF SOCIETY REQUIRES THE BEST OF OURSELVES. WE ASK YOU TO HELP US CONDUCT OUR DELIBERATE DELIBERATIONS THE UTMOST RESPECT FOR EACH OTHER ON THIS COUNCIL AND BETWEEN IN THEIR COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL AND VICE VERSA. DEAR GOD WE CHERISH THE PRACTICE OF DEMOCRACY IN OUR SOCIETY. WE VALUE EVERY PERSON WHO COMES TO PARTICIPATE IN COMMUNITY FOR THE PURPOSE OF MAKING OUR TOWN BETTER AND TO THE PEOPLE WHO THIS COUNCIL REPRESENTS. LET IT BE YOUR WILL TO SAFEGUARD ALL THE SERVICES THAT WE NEED TO KEEP OUR COMMUNITY SAFE AND TO MAKE THE ENVIRONMENT LEGISLATING FUEL SAFE IN OUR HEARTS AND OUR SOULS. PLEASE WATCH OVER THE WELL-BEING OF OUR COUNCIL MEMBERS AND ALL THEIR WORK FOR THE COMMUNITY AND LET US SAY.

AMEN. AMEN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU. MR. ORLANDO. DO WE HAVE A NEED TO ALTER THE

[4. Adoption of the Agenda]

CAN I HAVE A MOTION TO AMEND. OH, OKAY. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND. SO MOVED SEVEN ZERO.

[5. Approval of the Minutes]

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND SO MOVED SEVEN ZERO.

[8.a. Consideration of a Joint Resolution of the Town Council of Town of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina and Beaufort County Council of Beaufort County, South Carolina providing direction and response to the South Carolina State Infrastructure Bank related to Project Scope and Funding Strategy for the William Hilton Parkway Gateway Corridor Project - Shawn Colin, Assistant Town Manager]

WE HAVE SENATOR TOM DAVIS JOINING US REMOTELY. WE NEED TO GIVE HIM A FEW MINUTES TO CONNECT. THANK YOU, SENATOR, FOR BREAKING AWAY TO BE WITH US THIS AFTERNOON. I KNOW YOU'RE IN SESSION AND MR. COLON WOULD YOU LIKE TO KICK US OFF? LET ME LET ME JUST ADD SENATOR DAVIS HAS.

OKAY. THANK YOU. SO SHAWN WELL I'LL JUMP IN, SIR. THANK YOU, MAYOR TOWN COUNCIL TOWN MANAGER.

SO WE'VE BEEN WE'VE HAD SEVERAL MEETINGS THIS CALENDAR YEAR, A COUPLE OF WORKSHOPS WITH TOWN COUNCIL ONE JOINT WORKSHOP WITH BEAUFORT COUNTY THAT'S LED US THROUGH A SERIES OF POINTS BOTH IN FOR OF SHARING OF INFORMATION AND ON SOME DECISION POINTS.

SO THERE ARE A LOT OF DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF A RESOLUTION THAT WERE IN YOUR POCKET.

WE INCLUDED THE ONE THAT TOWN COUNCIL AND COUNTY COUNCIL WENT OVER ON FEBRUARY 12TH IN BLUFFTON IN THE JOINT MEETING AND THEN BEAUFORT COUNTY PROVIDED A SLIGHTLY REVISED DRAFT FOR OUR CONSIDERATION WHERE PROVIDED SOME INPUT AND INFLUENCE THE THE VERSION THAT WAS IN THEIR COUNTY COUNCIL PACKET FOR THEIR MEETING LAST MONDAY FEBRUARY 24TH.

WE SENT YOU A COPY OF THAT RESOLUTION. BEAUFORT COUNTY COUNCIL APPROVED JOINT RESOLUTION AS DRAFTED WITH NO CHANGES. SO THAT WAS INCLUDED YOUR

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WE SENT THOSE QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS TO NCDOT BEAUFORT COUNTY TO GET INFORMATION WHICH WE DID RECEIVE ALONG WITH A LETTER EXCUSE ME FROM THAT WAS WRITTEN FROM SECRETARY OF JUSTIN POWELL TO SENATOR DAVIS AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE TRYING TO GET THEM ON THE ON THE END OF THE MEETING TODAY. BUT HE SHARED THAT MEETING FROM SECRETARY POWELL WITH US.

IT TALKED ABOUT SOME OPPORTUNITIES AS IT RELATES TO THE DESIGN AND PROCUREMENT OF THE PROJECT TO INCLUDE OPTIONS TO MITIGATE THE CONCERNS.

I THINK THAT MANY COUNCIL MEMBERS HAD FOR ACCESS TO THE ISLAND AND UM AND SO WE HAVE THE LETTER WE COULD TALK ABOUT THE LETTER SECRETARY POWELL BUT I ALSO TAKE IN THE FEEDBACK FROM TOWN COUNCIL LAST WEEK THE RESPONSES THAT WERE THAT WE RECEIVED AND I HAVE I HAVE MY OWN MARKED UP RESOLUTION BUT I'D LIKE TO HEAR COUNCIL COMMENTS FIRST BEFORE WE GO THROUGH ANY ONE OF THE RESOLUTION ONES AT THIS POINT BECAUSE I THINK IT WOULD BE EASIER THAN TRYING TO SWITCH BACK AND FORTH FROM THE THE DIFFERENT VERSIONS THAT OUT THERE. OKAY. WE HAVE SENATOR DAVIS WITH US.

SENATOR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING TO JOHN'S QUICK REPORT AS TO WHAT'S TRANSPIRED OVER THE PAST WEEK IN YOUR ON YOUR SIDE? NO, I THINK HE GAVE THAT GOOD SUMMARY I MEAN I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING THIS SOMEWHAT FROM SOME OF THE DISTANCE AND LISTENING TO THE DEBATES AND COMMEND YOU ALL FOR DOING ALL THAT.

I DID NOTE LAST WEEK ONE OF THE PRIMARY CONCERNS EXPRESSED BY SOME COUNCIL MEMBERS WAS IF WE WENT WITH THIS OPTION ONE AND BUILT THE NEW THREE LANES BALANCE BAND FROM I MEAN FROM ALL OFF CREEK CROSSING PINCKNEY EXTENDING TO IN THE HARBOR THAT THERE WAS NO OPPORTUNITY FOR EASTBOUND TRAVELERS ON THAT NEW SPAN TO ACCESS ON THE ISLAND AND INSTEAD HAD GO FURTHER AND THEN AT SOME POINT PRESUMABLY AROUND THE MILL HARBOR BACK U-TURN OR TURN BACK AND THEN DRIVE WESTBOUND ON THE EXISTING EASTBOUND SPAN TO GET ACCESS TO PINCKNEY AND I I SHARE THE CONCERN THAT THAT BE SUBOPTIMAL. SO WHAT I DID ON READING RICK WAS CALLED SECRETARY AND SAID IS THERE ANY WAY AT ALL THE PROCESS GOING FORWARD LEGITIMATE CONCERNS CAN BE ADDRESSED. HE SUGGESTED TO ME THAT FORUM BUT DO THAT IN THE RFP TO OUT THE PROJECT ON THAT THEY COULD IN A WORD A POINTS BETTER THAT VARYING SOLUTIONS THAT ALLOWED FOR US TO PICK THE ISLAND OFF OF TRAVELING USE AND AND PUT THAT IN A LETTER SO THAT I HAD THE OPTION OF YOU WITH YOUR MEMBERS AT AND AS ABOUT MAKE IT SO. I HOPE THAT WAS HELPFUL. THERE MAY BE A WAY ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS BUT UP AT THAT TRANSPORT. THANK YOU SEAN I'M GOING TO SENATOR YOU'RE BREAKING UP JUST A LITTLE BIT ON THAT SO GOING TO ASK SEAN IF HE CAN COVER A COUPLE OF THOSE ITEMS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN BEEN BLOCKED OUT JUST A LITTLE BIT.

YES, SIR. SO WHAT WE PULLED UP ON THE SCREEN IS THE LETTER FROM SECRETARY POWELL TO SENATOR DAVIS. AND KIM, IF YOU COULD SCROLL DOWN A LITTLE BIT THERE THE POINTS THAT THE SENATOR HAD MENTIONED AS IT RELATES TO ACCESS TO PINCKNEY ISLAND AND SOME CONSIDERATIONS AS IF THE PROJECT IS IS GOING TO MOVE FORWARD. SO AS SIDOTI MENTIONED BEFORE, WE ARE DESIGNED TO BE A DESIGN BUILD PROJECT TO TRY TO ENCOURAGE INNOVATION AND COST SAVINGS THAT COULD BE APPLIED TO OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE PROJECT. AND SO THROUGH THAT PROCESS THEY'LL FINALIZE PLANS AND THE PROJECT TO BUILD THE BRIDGE. THAT PROCESS ALLOWS FOR THAT INNOVATION TO LOOK OPTIONS OR ALTERNATIVES FOR ACCESS TO TO MAKE THE ISLAND WHETHER IT'S

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SO THOSE ARE THE POINTS THAT WERE INCLUDED IN THIS LETTER FROM SECRETARY POWELL AND I WANT SAY THANK YOU TO SENATOR DAVIS FOR WORKING WITH SECRETARY POWELL TO DELIVER THIS. EVERY TIME WE NEED AN UPDATE. DAVIS HAS DELIVERED AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO HIM FOR FOR PROVIDING BECAUSE IT'S HELPING FORM THE QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS THAT TOWN COUNCIL RAISED LAST WEEK. THANK YOU.

SO AT THIS POINT IN TIME I'LL ASK IF THERE IS A MOTION TO SORT OF A MR. DESMOND.

YEAH. BEAR WITH THE SKYLINE. I MAKE A MOTION THAT.

THE MOVE TO APPROVE THE JOINT RESOLUTION OF BEAUFORT COUNTY AND THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND TO REDEFINE THE U.S. TO 78 CORRIDOR PROJECT ALSO AS WILLIAM HILTON GATEWAY CORRIDOR PROJECT TO WITH THE AVAILABLE FUNDING WITH THE FOLLOWING REVISIONS.

FIRST NUMBER ONE ADD A 17TH AND FINAL WHEREAS CLAUSE READING AS WHEREAS IN A FEBRUARY 28TH 2025 LETTER FROM SOUTH CAROLINA SECRETARY TRANSPORTATION JUSTIN POWELL TO SENATOR TOM DAVIS IF THE PROJECT PROCEEDS NCDOT WILL MAKE IT A DESIGN BUILD PROJECT AND IS WILLING TO INCLUDE IN THE PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTS AND IN THE SCORING OF THE PROPOSALS A PREFERENCE FOR ALTERNATIVES PROVIDE TWO WAY ACCESS MEANING ONE CAN EXIT FROM THE NEW BRIDGE AND AN EASTBOUND ON THE PINCKNEY ISLAND AS AS DEPART THE ISLAND ONTO THE NEW BRIDGE TO HEAD TOWARDS JENKINS ISLAND RATHER THAN THE CURRENT PLAN TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO PINCKNEY ISLAND SOLELY FROM JENKINS ISLAND. NUMBER TWO MODIFY THE LANGUAGE INCLUDED UNDER REVISION PROJECT SCOPE ITEM NUMBER ONE TO REMOVE THE LIFELINE. NUMBER THREE MODIFY THE LANGUAGE INCLUDED UNDER THE REVISED PROJECT SCOPE. NUMBER FOUR TO DO THE FOLLOWING. THE NEW BRIDGE WILL BE DESIGNED SO THAT THERE IS A PREFERENCE TO PROVIDE TWO WAY ACCESS TO THE PINCKNEY HOUR TO PINCKNEY ISLAND, THE NEW BRIDGE OVER THE USE OF THE EXISTING SKULKING BRIDGE EITHER THE EASTBOUND OR THE WESTBOUND LANES BEING REPURPOSED FOR THE TWO WAY ACCESS TO PINCKNEY ISLAND NUMBER FOUR MODIFY THE LANGUAGE INCLUDED UNDER REVISED SCOPE. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN TRIPLE II TO THE FOLLOWING REQUEST THAT SAID DOT REDUCE THE SPEED LIMIT OF WILLIAM HILTON PARKWAY CORRIDOR TO 40 MILES PER HOUR AND NUMBER FIVE INCORPORATE TOWN STAFF RECOMMENDED CHANGES AS OUTLINED IN THE ATTACHMENT SEVEN OF THE TOWN COUNCIL AGENDA PACKET TO A CLEAN UP THE TEXT INADVERTENTLY REPRESENTED AS UNDERLINE OR STRIKETHROUGH TEXT IN THE APPROVAL FROM BEAUFORT COUNTY THE CORRECT SPACING OF ITEMS IN PLANNED PROJECT COST AND ADD MISSING PUNCTUATION AND USE OF LOCAL FUNDS ON ITEM TO 0 SECONDS THE MOTION SECONDED DISCUSSION FROM COUNCIL WAS YES MR. APPLICANT IF THIS TOWN AND TOWN COUNCIL MAKES CHANGES IN THE RESOLUTION, HOW DOES THAT IMPACT WHAT THE COUNTY HAS DONE OR MAY HAVE TO DO. YEAH SO TOWN COUNCIL IF THEY APPROVE THE MOTION AND THE JOINT RESOLUTION WHERE THESE PROVISIONS WE WOULD SEND THOSE BACK TO BEAUFORT COUNTY. IT'S LIKELY THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THOSE BACK THROUGH THEIR COUNTY COUNCIL TO APPROVE THE REVISIONS OR ACCEPT THE REVISIONS THAT WE WERE PROPOSING. IF I MIGHT ADD I HAD A WITH CHAIR HOWARD EARLIER TODAY AND ADDRESS JUST THIS THAT IF WE PROVIDE A SLIGHTLY MODIFIED RESOLUTION THAT SHE WOULD TAKE IT BACK AND DETERMINED THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE TWO THEY HAVE THE ULTIMATE SAY BUT WHETHER SHE TAKES IT TO COUNCIL SHE DID NOT SAY IF SHE WOULD DO THAT OR NOT BUT I WOULD IMAGINE THAT IF IT IS CLOSER THAN THE EFFORTS THAT WE'RE TRYING WORK TOGETHER THAT SHE WOULD TAKE IT BACK TO COUNCIL FOR ANOTHER VOTE. I DON'T HAVE A TIME FRAME ON THAT AND I CORRECTED THE PRIMARY IMPACT. ADOPTING THESE RESOLUTIONS IS

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WITH WITH TWO EXCEPTIONS ONE I THINK IT WOULD BE GOOD TO ADD TO THE END OF THAT NEW WHEREAS THAT A COPY OF FEBRUARY EIGHT 2025 LETTER FROM SECRETARY POWELL IS ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT B SO IT'LL BE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE. SO I WOULD ADD THAT AND THEN IN ADDITION TO THAT ON THE LAST PAGE THE USE OF LOCAL FUNDS NUMBER THREE WHERE IT TALKS ABOUT A MINIMUM OF 5 MILLION IN LOCAL FUNDS WILL BE ALLOCATED TO A LOCAL PROJECT AND FOR THE STANDING HISTORIC COMMUNITY I THINK IT WOULD HELP TO BE A LITTLE BIT STRONGER SO THAT THE FUNDS WOULD BE SET ASIDE AND RESERVED FOR A LOCAL PROJECT RATHER THAN ALLOCATED BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS CONCERNED THAT WHEN YOU GET TO THE END THAT YOU'RE GOING LOOK FOR FINES AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THESE FUNDS BE SET ASIDE. SO I WONDER IF THE MAKER AND THE SECOND WOULD AGREE TO THOSE REVISIONS TO THE MOTION AND IF I ASKED, YOU KNOW WHAT HOW WOULD THAT MAKE A DIFFERENCE? WELL, I JUST WANT TO MAKE A POINT OF CLARIFICATION IN OUR CONVERSATIONS WITH BEAUFORT COUNTY THEY'VE INDICATED THAT THE FIVE THE WELL WAS THREE AND A HALF AND THEN WE ASKED FOR $5 MILLION FROM THE LOCAL PROJECT .

WE WOULD LIKE THAT MONEY AVAILABLE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE NOT AT THE END.

SO I'D RATHER NOT HAVE RESERVE THE FUNDS FOR THE END OF THE PROJECT.

THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE FUNDS AVAILABLE. THAT'S WHY THE WORD ALLOCATION WAS ON THERE SO UPON APPROVAL OF THE OF THE PROJECT SO IT HAS TO GO THROUGH FEDERAL HIGHWAY WELL STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK ADJUSTMENT WITH DOT AND THE CIB BUT ONCE IT'S APPROVED BY FEDERAL HIGHWAYS I EXPECT THAT THAT $5 MILLION WILL BE AVAILABLE SOONER RATHER THAN AT THE END OF THE PROJECT. I DON'T KNOW IF THAT THAT CHANGES THE WORDING AND THINK WE CAN CHANGE THAT TO ADDRESS THAT. MY CONCERN IS IF IT'S IF IT'S ALLOCATED DID HAVE NO IDEA SO SET ASIDE AND BE AVAILABLE FOR USE UPON APPROVAL BY THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION IS THAT WHAT YOU WOULD SUGGEST? NO THIS IS OUT OF THE LOCAL FUNDS SAYING ONCE THE PROJECTS ARE APPROVED, ONCE THE PROJECTS ARE APPROVED IT WOULD BE AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY TO THE TOWN. YEAH I WOULD WORK THE TOWN MANAGER TO REQUEST THOSE FUNDS AS SOON AS THE PROJECT IS APPROVED FOR OUR USE LOCALLY SO THEN I'M FINE WITH CHANGING THE LANGUAGE THAT WAY IF THE MEMBER IN THE SECOND WOULD AGREE TO THOSE TWO CHANGES IT'S JUST WHEN YOU TO THAT I'M FINE IF THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DO AND MOSBACHER DO YOU AGREE YES AND SO THE CHANGE IN THE LANGUAGE TO THIS PROCESS POINT WITH IS THERE LANGUAGE OTHER THAN WHAT IS HERE OR WHAT WAS STANDARD THAT WOULD BE INCORPORATED BECAUSE THINK ALL OF THIS TO ME NEEDS TO HAVE A DEFINITIVE BAKED INTO IT AND THIS IS WHAT WE'RE ASKING AND WHILE I HEAR MR. MAYOR, YOU SAY THAT THE COUNTY HAS THE ULTIMATE DECISION I'M BOTHERED BY THAT THIS IS A JOINT RESOLUTION AND THEN FOR YOU TO SAY THAT THE COUNTY HAS THE ULTIMATE DECISION I FEEL AS THOUGH WE'VE BEEN WORKING FOR SEVEN PLUS YEARS AND WE'VE AROUND IN CIRCLES AND IN THE END OF IT ALL NOTHING THAT WE'VE SAID OR DONE HAS RESIDENTS OF HILTON HEARD THROUGH CONSULTANTS AND THROUGH GOOD STAFF WORK THAT'S BEEN IT DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE ULTIMATELY THE COUNTY IS SO WHAT I WANT TO SEND TO THEM IS A STRONG STATEMENT OF WHAT HILTON HEAD WANTS SO IS THAT LANGUAGE IS DEFINITIVE THAT THIS IS WHAT WE WANT OTHERWISE WON'T SUPPORT IT THEN I'M OKAY WITH IT SO IF I CAN HAVE CLARIFICATION FROM THE ORIGINAL BAKER AND THE AMENDMENT DO YOU CONSIDER THIS A DEFINITIVE ANSWER A REQUEST I GUESS IS MORE ACCURATELY THE WORD? WELL, I MEAN WAY SEAN DESCRIBED THIS YOU KNOW IT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY IMMEDIATELY TO GO AFTER THE FUNDS BUT IS THAT WRITTEN IS THAT WRITTEN DOWN SO THAT THAT ISN'T JUST A CONVERSATION YOU WANT TO PUT THAT SENTENCE IN WRITING? YEAH. AND I CAN OFFER IT SO KIM CAN YOU PUT ATTACHMENT NUMBER SIX UP IF YOU WOULD AND SCROLL DOWN PAGE THREE USE OF FUNDS AND

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AND THEN WITH THE TOWN OVERSEEING DESIGN CONSTRUCTION PRIORITIZED AS FOLLOWS SO HAVE THAT LANGUAGE IN THERE. WITH THAT LANGUAGE I'M OKAY WITH IT.

SO ARE WE ARE WE ABLE TO ADD THAT LANGUAGE IN THE MOTION? YES.

AS LONG AS YOU AGREE TO THAT AND AGREES TO IT, YES. OTHER DISCUSSION FROM COUNSEL.

THANK YOU. YES, DOCTOR. THANK YOU.

FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO THANK MR. DE SMOKE FOR BRINGING UP CONCERNS REGARDING THE IMPACT OF NOT HAVING EASTBOUND ACCESS PICK ME ISLAND BY NOT ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE IT RESULTS IN REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION ISSUES. I ALSO APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF SENATOR DAVIS AND SECRETARY TO OFFER THE DESIGN BUILD PROCESS AS A WAY TO FIND AN INNOVATIVE SOLUTION AND TO CONSIDER NEW ALTERNATIVES AND SELECTING A VENDOR THAT PROVIDE THOSE NEW ALTERNATIVES IN THIS PROPOSAL THIS GIVES ME HOPE BUT AT WORK WE WOULD SAY HOPE IS NOT A STRATEGY AND SO I AM ALIGNED BEHIND CLEARLY SPELLING OUT EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED FOR THE PINCKNEY ISLAND TO ACCESS AND SO I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS PROPOSAL.

THANK YOU. OTHER COMMENTS I HAVE ONE QUICK ONE.

IT'S TO CLARIFY A FEW THINGS HERE MAYBE AND HELP THE PUBLIC A LITTLE BIT.

THIS IS TO ME IT'S LIKE GETTING INTO A CONTRACT WITHOUT WITHOUT KNOWING YOU'RE DOING BEFORE YOU SIGN ON THE DOTTED LINE THERE THERE THERE ARE ISSUES THAT WE TALKED ABOUT IN OUR ON THE CALL THAT TO DATE THAT OUR WORKSHOP THAT I'M NOT GOING TO REITERATE KNOWING A FEW ITEMS MAKES A REAL DIFFERENCE IN THE WAY THIS IS DESIGNED SO SINCE THAT MEETING ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY I LEARNED FROM ASKING QUESTIONS FROM OUR STAFF TO NCDOT AND BACK AND TO THE COUNTY THAT WHERE I THOUGHT THEY WOULD BUILD THE WESTBOUND BRIDGE ON THE FAR NORTH END OVERTOP REPAIR AND POINT THEY NOW SAY THEY'RE GOING TO BUILD THE WESTBOUND BRIDGE ON THE FAR SOUTH IN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE EASTBOUND BRIDGE THE FURTHER SOUTH AND THEN WHEN THEY'RE FINISHED THEY'LL FLIP TO EAST TO THE NORTH EAST TO THE WEST IN THE WEST TO THE EAST UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT SAVES AARON POINT AND I AGREE BUT THE OTHER QUESTION IS IS WE NEED TO KNOW SOME THINGS UP FRONT SO THAT WE KNOW WHERE STAND ESPECIALLY WITH LANDING THE BRIDGE AT PINCKNEY AND OR RAMPING OFF IT BEING ME FOR INSTANCE WHEN THE TENORS COUNCILMAN TANNER'S QUESTION ALWAYS IS ABOUT THE WATER LINE THAT COMES IN SO UNTIL WE PHYSICALLY LOCATE WATERLINE IT LEAVES US IN A LITTLE BIT OF LIMBO AS WELL BECAUSE IF THE WATERLINE WAS ORIGINALLY THE ORIGINAL PLAN HAD THE EAST AND NEW EAST AND THE NEW WESTBOUND LANES TO THE FAR SOUTH. OKAY SO THAT TAKES UP A TREMENDOUS OF PROPERTY AMOUNT OF LAND. SO NOW IF THAT WATER LINE WOULD NOT ALLOW US TO BUILD THOSE SPANS BECAUSE IT'S IN THE WAY VERSUS BUILDING ONLY THE EASTBOUND SPAN AND IT NOT IN THE WAY THAT'S SIGNIFICANT AND THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THAT IS AND WE NEED TO FIND THIS ANSWER AND WE NEED TO LOCATE THAT WATERLINE FIRST BECAUSE IF WE CAN BUILD THE EASTBOUND BRIDGE AND NOT MOVE THE WATERLINE BECAUSE THE WESTBOUND BRIDGE IS NOT BUILT FOR FIVE YEARS LATER, THEN WHAT THAT MEANS IS AS WE MUSCLE EVEN STRONGLY LAND THE BRIDGE AT PINCKNEY OR RAMP OFF AND ON AUDIT PINCKNEY BECAUSE NOW WE CAN TEAR DOWN THE OLD EAST AND AND WESTBOUND BRIDGE COMPLETELY AND THE WESTBOUND BRIDGE CAN BE TUCKED UP WHERE THE THE OLD EAST AND WESTBOUND BRIDGES ARE AND NOT HAVE ANY FURTHER ENVIRONMENTALLY. ALL RIGHT AND WHAT IT DOES IS SAVES 20 SOME ODD MILLION DOLLARS OF MOVING A WATERLINE SO WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE WHOLE PROJECT IN WHOLE WE MAY HAVE MONEY TO DO THE PAINTING ISLAND LANDING AND THE PYGMY ISLAND RAMP OR RAMP ON SO THAT THAT WATERLINE ISSUE IS VERY SIGNIFICANT AS PRICING.

YES. THANKS FOR MENTIONING THE WATERLINE RELOCATION AGAIN AND GIVING FURTHER ANALYSIS OF THAT AND SOME FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY HAVE EXPRESSED ABOUT THE WATERLINE RELOCATION AND THANKS TO MR. HUNTER FOR BRINGING THIS TO OUR ATTENTION AND MR. AZMAN

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SO THAT'S TAKEN CARE IN IT. AND SO THERE'S A SET ASIDE FOR THE MONEY FOR STONEY AND THEN THE RESERVE FUNDS WOULD FIRST BE USED FOR ANY ADDITIONAL WATERLINE RELOCATION COSTS.

I WOULD ASK I UNDERSTOOD THAT THE COUNTY HAD RECEIVED DUE ESTIMATE WITH REGARD TO THE WATERLINE RELOCATION AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT MR. CULLEN WANTS TO TELL US ABOUT.

YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. SO JUST A LITTLE MORE CONTEXT ON THE SO UNDER THE ACT 36 THERE'S A FOUR AND A HALF PERCENT ALLOCATION THAT MUST BE MADE FOR UTILITY RELOCATION.

SO RIGHT. THE CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATE THAT THE PROJECT HAS CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATE IS 200 MILLION. SO THERE'S $9 MILLION WITHIN THE CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATE THAT WOULD BE ALLOCATED TOWARD THE UTILITIES. SO 9 MILLION THERE THERE'S ADDITIONAL SIX AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS THAT THE COUNTY HAS SET ASIDE.

SO A 15 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS AND THEN IF THERE IF CALLS GO OVER THAT NUMBER OF 15 AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS, THEN IT BE OUT OF THE 14.33 RESERVE FUNDS.

KIM CAN YOU BRING UP THAT NUMBER 55 THAT YOU HAD UP A MINUTE AGO OR YES, I'M SORRY 53 SO WE DID RECEIVE AN UPDATED ESTIMATE FROM THE MAPS AND IF YOU SCROLL DOWN THE TOTAL ESTIMATE IS 15.2 MILLION. SO THE 9 MILLION WITHIN ACT 36, THE SIX AND A HALF BILLION OR 15.5 COVERS THE EXPECTED COST. WE DON'T KNOW UNTIL BIDDING OR PSC IS NOT A BIDDING BUT AGAIN THERE IS THAT I WOULD SAY SECURITY BLANKET HAVING THE 14.33 IN RESERVE FUNDS THAT COUNCIL MEMBERS HAVE BROUGHT UP. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I WAS PLANNING TO BRING THIS UP AND I'M GLAD YOU BUT I'M GLAD YOU BROUGHT IT UP IN ADVANCE.

SO SPEAKER NO I'M NOT TO INTERRUPT THE FLOW OF THE GOOD CONVERSATION WITH REGARD TO THIS RESOLUTION AND I DO APPRECIATE COUNCILMAN BOOZMAN AND ALL THE REST FOR BRINGING UP THE SCREEN THE RELOOK AT SOME OF THESE IMPORTANT TOPICS THAT WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING SO LONG. AND WHILE IT SEEMS AS THOUGH WE ARE MOVING TOWARDS A RESOLUTION TO GETTING A NEW BRIDGE BUILT, I DO NOT WANT TO LEAVE IT UNSAID THAT THIS IS ALSO A SAD DAY IN SOME RESPECTS BECAUSE IT'S PHASE ONE OF A PHASE TWO MAYBE PHASE THREE I DON'T KNOW BUT A MULTI PHASE PROJECT THAT ULTIMATELY WHETHER IT'S 25, 30 OR 35 YEARS FROM NOW WILL LEAVE HILTON WITH THE SAME BRIDGE THAT WE ALL HAVE BEEN FIGHTING AGAINST AND FOR THE FUTURE OF THE ISLAND GENERATIONS TO COME. THAT'S NOT REALLY A GOOD THING BUT WE ARE WHERE WE ARE TODAY AND THE VOICES HAVE BEEN SPOKEN ,HEARD AND UNFORTUNATELY WE CAN'T CHANGE THE MOMENTUM OF THE TRAJECTORY OF THIS DEVELOPED BRIDGE AT THIS POINT AND I'M GOING TO VOTE TO INCLUDE THE COMMENTS HERE TONIGHT BUT AM NOT VOTING FOR THE FUTURE WITH THIS BRIDGE AND THIS IS NOT A GOOD THING ULTIMATELY FOR ANYONE IN THE GENERATIONS COME. THANK YOU MS. BACKER. ANY OTHER LAST COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL FOR OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? MR. EVERETT.

AM I CORRECT? YEAH, BECAUSE THIS IS DESIGN BUILD AND THEN IF THE RESOLUTION DOES GO FORWARD BEFORE MARCH 31 AND SATISFY THE STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK DESIGN WILL COMMENCE. BUT IF MR. DESDEMONA OR ANYBODY ELSE THINKS OF OTHER THINGS THAT COME UP THAT NEED TO BE ADJUSTED, IS IT LIKELY THAT WILL HAPPEN AND LIKELY WILL BE CONSIDERED? I THINK ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE PROJECT WOULD BE WELCOMED BY.

OUR PARTNER AND COUNTY AND NCDOT I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AGAIN TO SENATOR DAVIS BUT ALSO

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RIGHT. THIS IS THE THE PATH WHEN WE MAP WAS TO HAVE A JOINT RESOLUTION SHOWING AGREEMENT ON SCOPE AND FUNDING PLAN AND THAT WAS A REQUEST FROM THEM.

THE STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK IS TO COME BACK BY 31ST WITH PROJECT SCOPE AND FUNDING FOR THEM TO CONSIDER AND SO THAT WILL HAVE TO BE A CONVERSATION AND WHEN CHAIRMAN WHITE AND HIS TEAM WITH THE STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK ULTIMATELY AMENDING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE CIB AND THEN AMENDING THE AGREEMENT TO CHANGE PROJECT SCOPE WITH COUNTY AND THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA URBAN TRANSPORTATION. SO I DON'T KNOW THE ULTIMATE ANSWER BUT THAT'S THE PATH AROUND YES SIR I DO. MR. BROWN, ANY COMMENT KIND OF JUST A QUICK POINT ABOUT THIS QUICK POINT. SO I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE TOWN SHOWED CLEAR INFORMATION ABOUT THE TOWN PROPERTY THAT WOULD INVOLVED IN THIS PROJECT. THERE'S SOME GENERAL RECOGNITION OF THAT BUT AS WE MOVE FORWARD IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE STATE BANK IT'S IMPORTANT TO SHOW THAT THE TOWN IS PARTICIPATING. THAT'S ANOTHER LOCAL PARTICIPATION BY THAT PROPERTY AND TO CLEARLY IDENTIFY WHERE LOCATED. SO I THINK THAT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT AND THE LAST THING IS THAT THOSE FOLKS WHO HAVE BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT WE COULD LOOK AT BY FACILITY THIS JOINT RESOLUTION DOES INCLUDE LANGUAGE TO EXPLORE PROVIDING A BIKE PAD LANE ON THE NEW EASTBOUND BRIDGE STRUCTURE UNTIL THE THIRD LANE IS EVEN FOR TRAFFIC OPERATIONS SO FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED THAT ONE AS WELL THERE'S LANGUAGE IN HERE TO THINK ABOUT IT. THANK FOR THAT.

I JUST BEFORE I OPEN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IF THIS RESOLUTION PASSES TODAY IT DOES NOT SIGNIFY THE END OF OUR EFFORTS TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT IT IS THE BEST THAT WE COULD POSSIBLY HAVE WITH WHERE IT'S GOING THIS IS TO PUT OUT BETWEEN THE TOWN AND THE COUNTY THE STATE THAT WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER TO FIND THE BEST RESOLUTION AND WORKING TOGETHER WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER. WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER THAT'S THAT HASN'T HAPPENED.

AND I WANT TO STRESS THAT WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER ONCE DOTTIE AND THE STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK DETERMINE WHAT DIRECTION THEY ARE GOING IN WITH A DESIGN IT WILL COME BACK TO THE PUBLIC AND THEY WILL HOLD MEETINGS LIKE THEY DID BEFORE SO YOUR VOICE WILL NOT BE OVER.

NEITHER WILL OUR VOICE BE OVER. WE WILL STILL HAVE A PART IN THIS AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO PUSH THAT FORWARD. SO THIS GAME AND DO WE HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK HAVE THREE PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR THIS ITEM? HANG ON, MR. DAVIS.

GO AHEAD, MR. DAVIS. RIGHT NOW, MR. MAYOR, WE'RE IN SESSION SO I'M GOING TO TAKE PROBABLY YOU BUT I THANK YOU FOR PARTICIPATING. THANK YOU, SIR THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU. I'LL JUST REMIND WE'VE GOT THREE PEOPLE TO SPEAK THAT YOU'VE GOT 3 MINUTES TO SPEAK. CAN I USE A POWER OF ATTORNEY TO SPEAK AND FOR ANYONE ELSE PLEASE USE THE QUORUM. SO AGAIN PLEASE RICHARD B.

I'M SORRY. HOLD ON. RICHARD BEASLEY.

RICHARD BUSY AND TO GO RUN I ENCOURAGED HAVING WATCHED LAST WEEK'S WORKSHOP CONFUSED HOWEVER BY THE CONVERSATION I'VE HEARD THIS AFTERNOON. BUT I DO WANT TO THANK FOR COUNCIL DAVID SIMON, TAMMY BECKER, PATSY BRYSON AND HUNTER FOR THEIR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS AT LAST WEEK'S WORKSHOP. HOW COULD ANYONE DEVISE PLAN WHICH MADE DRIVERS HEADING EASTBOUND HAVE NO DIRECT ACCESS TO PICK THE ISLAND BUT RATHER DRIVERS WOULD BE FORCED TO DRIVE AN ADDITIONAL OR SO AND MAKE A U-TURN AT THE WINDMILL HARBOR TRAFFIC LIGHT TO GET TO THE PUBLIC BOAT AND LANDING DOCK.

HOW ABSURD. AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT TRAFFIC ENGINEERS DEVISED PLAN.

NOW YOU'VE SHARED THE LETTER FROM SECRETARY POWELL FROM HIS LETTER TO SENATOR DAVIS MAKING WITH A POTENTIAL ALTERNATIVE MAKING THE PROJECT A DESIGN BUILD.

SOUNDS LIKE DOUBLE TALK TO ME IF YOU LOOK AT SECRETARY POWELL'S LETTER LOOK CAREFULLY AT 2AI BELIEVE THAT IS WHERE HE SAYS AND EVERYTHING'S IN THE DEVIL'S IN THE DETAILS RIGHT.

IT COULD INCLUDE PROPOSING WAYS TO ACCESS THE ISLAND COULD THEY NOT BUT COULD AND WE ALL KNOW THAT THE REAL ISSUE COUNCILMAN DE SIMON NOTED IT AT LAST WEEK'S WORKSHOP THE TRAFFIC CONGESTION IN THE CORRIDOR, THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS AND ACCESS TO THE CROSS ISLAND PARKWAY ARE THE REAL ISSUES. AFTER SEVEN LONG YEARS THERE'S NO PLAN FROM MOSS TO THE CROSS ISLAND PARKWAY EVEN THOUGH MORE THAN 50% OF THE TRAFFIC COMING ON TO THE ISLAND IS BOUND FOR

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AND I WANT TO ECHO WHAT COUNCILMAN DE SIMMONS SAID LAST WEEK THIS VOTE IS THE MOST IN THE 40 YEARS THAT THIS DOT SINCE THIS TOWN HAS INCORPORATED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR JIM. NEXT PETER CHRISTIAN AFTERNOON MR. MAYOR.

MEMBERS OF COUNCIL TOWN MANAGER I'M GOING TO BE VERY, VERY BRIEF.

APPRECIATE EXACTLY WHAT COUNCILMEMBER DESMOND PUT FORTH.

THAT'S A CONCERN THAT WE HAD. APPRECIATE COUNCILMEMBER BECKER SECONDING THE MOTION AND HOPES THE CHANGES REMIND VOTES IN FAVOR OF IT. BUT THIS IS A DIFFICULT.

IT IS THE MOST SIGNIFICANT THING WE DO DO A GOOD JOB. ON THE RIGHT TRACK.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. THANKS, KIM.

CHRISTOPHER CLIFF. SO MIND. FOR THE RECORD, CLIFF, I'D LIKE TO THANK SEAN. I'D LIKE TO THANK FELIX AND I'D LIKE TO THANK THE NCDOT FOR THEIR PATIENCE ANSWERING ALL MY QUESTIONS. NEIGHBORING CAN BE CANDID AND I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE RECOGNIZED. I'VE HAD WRITTEN REPORTS FOR THEM THE LAST FEW DAYS THAT TALK ABOUT THE WATERLINE AND TALK ABOUT ACCESS.

I ATTENDED THE BEAUFORT COUNTY COUNCIL MEETING LAST SO THAT COUNCILOR BRYSON AND SHE KNOWS AS WELL AS I DO AND MARK HENDERSON A DEPUTY MICHAEL MOORE WHO REPRESENTED MICHAEL MOORE WAS ABSENT MADE IT ABUNDANTLY CLEAR THAT THE WAY THE JOINT RESOLUTION WRITTEN IS THAT THERE SHOULD BE NO AMBIGUITY IN THE MINDS OF HEAD THAT ANY LOCAL EXPENDITURE ON STONEY OR WATERLINE WILL COME A LONG WAY AFTER CONSTRUCTION OF THE BRIDGE AND TIE INS AND THE WATERLINE AND THEY THEY EMPHASIZED THAT THE SET UP TO PRACTICE OF THE WHOLE PROJECT.

THERE WAS VERY LITTLE CONVERSATION THEN ABOUT THE BRIDGE ITSELF.

IN FACT ONLY ONE COUNCILOR COMMENTED THE ON THE BRIDGE THAT WAS.

I WILL MICHAEL AND HE GOT A WONDERFUL REPLY AND THE REPLY THE NCDOT INTENDED TO CLOSE OFF THE JENKIN ACCESS TO S TO SEVEN EIGHT. SO THIS RESULTS IN THE PROPERTY OWNERS OF WINDMILL HARBOR ARE GOING TO LEARN A VERY HARD LESSON IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS AS THIS GOES AHEAD. THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS HELD AT RICHMOND HARBOR ARE GOING TO BECOME VERY, VERY BUSY BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH TRAFFIC FROM MARINERS COVE BLUE HERON POINT AND RV. SO I DON'T THINK THAT'S BEEN FULLY ENGINEERED YET BUT THAT THEY'VE EXPRESSED THAT THAT'S THEIR INTENT ON THE WATERLINE. I HAVE IT IN WRITING AS AS YESTERDAY THAT THE WATERLINE HAS TO BE LOCATED AND HAS TO BE RELOCATED TESTED AND INSTEAD OF THIS BEFORE CONSTRUCTION CAN START WHICH MEANS THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT FIRST SPEEDING GROUND 2033 2027 AS A JOKE ABSOLUTELY NO CHANCE. OKAY.

AND THEY'VE SAID THAT AND THEY'VE SAID THAT MAYBE A POSSIBILITY THAT THE CONTRACTOR CAN START WORK WHILE THE WATERLINE IS BEING WORKED ON. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS BECAUSE THEY'RE GOING TO PILE THROUGH WHERE THE WATERLINE SO THEY'VE SAID ALSO THEY CHOSE MEETING PATH TO YOU HAD IT. THEY MADE IT ABSOLUTELY CLEAR THEIR PROJECT THEY'RE IN CHARGE OF THE PROJECT AND THEY DON'T REALLY WHETHER OR NOT HILTON HEAD TOWN COSIGN AND SO I THINK IT IS A OF REALISM BEFORE YOU ACTUALLY GO FORWARD WITH YOUR PROPOSALS.

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO EVERYBODY WE'RE BACK TO THE CONFRONTATION OF LAST YEAR.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR

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FOR THE RECORD YES FOR THE RECORD AND ALSO ADD IN COPY OF THE LETTER FROM SECRETARY POWELL AS EXHIBIT B TO GIVE ME THAT. OKAY.

SO THE MOTION IS TO APPROVE A JOINT RESOLUTION OF BEAUFORT COUNTY, THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD TO REDEFINE THE U.S. TO 78 CORRIDOR PROJECT ALSO KNOWN AS WILLIAM HILTON PARKWAY GATEWAY CORRIDOR PROJECT ALIGN WITH THE AVAILABLE FUNDING WITH THE FOLLOWING REVISIONS.

NUMBER ONE ADD A 17TH WHEREAS CLAUSE AS AS READS WHEREAS ON FEBRUARY 28TH 2025 A LETTER FROM SOUTH CAROLINA SECRETARY OF JUSTIN POWELL TO SENATOR DAVIS AT PROJECT PRECEDES CDOT WILL MAKE IT A DESIGN BUILD AND IS WILLING TO INCLUDE IN THE PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTS AND IN THE SCORING OF THE PROPOSAL A PREFERENCE FOR ALTERNATIVES PROVIDE FOR A TWO WAY ACCESS MEANING ONE CAN EXIT FROM THE NEW BRIDGE HEADING EASTBOUND ONTO PINCKNEY ISLAND AS WELL AS DEPART PINCKNEY ISLAND ON THE NEW ON ONTO THE NEW BRIDGE AND HEAD TOWARDS JENKINS ISLAND RATHER THAN THE CURRENT PLAN TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO PINCKNEY ISLAND SOLELY FROM JENKINS ON.

NUMBER TWO MODIFY THE LANGUAGE INCLUDED UNDER REVISE SCOPE PROJECT SCOPE ITEM NUMBER ONE TO REMOVE THE WORD LIFELINE. NUMBER THREE MODIFY THE LANGUAGE INCLUDED UNDER REVISED PROJECT SCOPE ITEM NUMBER FOUR TO THE FOLLOWING THE NEW BRIDGE WILL BE DESIGNED SO THAT THERE IS A PREFERENCE TO PROVIDE TWO WAY ACCESS TO AND FROM PINCKNEY ISLAND FROM NEW BRIDGE OVER THE USE OF THE EXISTING SCULL CREEK BRIDGE EITHER THE EASTBOUND OR THE WESTBOUND LANES BEING REPURPOSED FOR TWO WAY ACCESS TO THE ISLAND. NUMBER FOUR MODIFY THE LANGUAGE INCLUDED UNDER REVISED SCOPE ITEM NUMBER SEVEN TRIPLE I TO THE FOLLOWING REQUEST THAT THE NCDOT REDUCE THE SPEED LIMIT OF THE WILLIAM HILTON PARKWAY CORRIDOR TO 40 MILES AN HOUR.

NUMBER FIVE INCORPORATE TOWN STAFF RECOMMENDED CHANGES AS OUTLINED IN THE ATTACHMENT SEVEN OF THE TOWN COUNCIL AGENDA PACKET TO READ A CLEANUP TEXT INADVERTENTLY REPRESENTED UNDERLINED OR STRIKETHROUGH TEXT IN THE APPROVED VERSION FROM BEAUFORT COUNTY.

B CORRECT SPACING OF ITEMS PLANNED PROJECT COST. AND C ADD MISSING PUNCTUATION IN USE OF LOCAL FUNDS. ITEM TWO AND ON THE SECRETARY POWELL IS LETTER BE INCLUDED AS EXHIBIT B YES OUT AT THE END OF THE NEW 17TH WHEREAS WOULD BE THE FOLLOWING LANGUAGE COMMA AND COPY OF WHICH IS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE AND ATTACHED AS EXHIBIT B AND THEN THE LANGUAGE THAT MR. SEAN CULLEN READ UNDER USE OF LOCAL .

SO PARAGRAPH THREE WHERE IT SAYS 5 MILLION IN LOCAL FUNDS WILL BE SET ASIDE AND RESERVED AND AVAILABLE TO THE TOWN FOR USE AS SOON AS THE PROJECT IS APPROVED BY THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION. THERE'S YOUR CAMPBELL. THANK YOU.

MOTION. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF PLEASING A FLY BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND.

MAYOR, CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THIS ONE? ABSOLUTELY.

SURE. ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE. ALL RIGHT, I'LL START ON THE END. DECIMAL. YES.

BRYSON? YES. BECKER SO BECAUSE THE 2018 REFERENDUM SET FORTH THE COLLECTED ARE NOT BEING ADDRESSED FULLY IN THIS PROPOSAL AND OR DESIGNED FOR A BRIDGE OR CORRIDOR IS BEING LEFT OUT WITH ITS SAFETY CONCERNS AND THE CAPACITY OF THE WHOLE REFERENDUM ISSUE BECAUSE THERE WERE 11 PLUS THOUSAND PEOPLE WHO STOOD UP AND SIGNED A PETITION SAYING THAT BRIDGE OF THIS MAGNITUDE WAS NOT WHAT THEY WERE INTERESTED BECAUSE I ALSO WHILE NOT IN ATTENDANCE AT THE COUNCIL MEETING DID WATCH FROM HOME ONLINE AND I HEARD THE SAME THINGS THAT WERE REPORTED HERE TODAY AND BECAUSE SECRETARY POWELL BECAUSE LETTER WAS NOT DEFINITIVE THOUGH I BELIEVE THAT WE'VE THIS PARTICULAR RESOLUTION GOING BACK TO THE COUNTY AS GOOD AS IT CAN BE FOR THE FUTURE. IN MY MIND WE HAVEN'T DONE JUSTICE TO OUR RESIDENTS OR TO THE FUTURE AND SO I HAVE TO VOTE NO YOU. MAYOR PERRY YES.

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AND COUNCILWOMAN. YES. ALL RIGHT.

[6. Presentations and Recognitions]

MY NAME IS ARIANA. I AM THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE VISITOR AND CONVENTION BUREAU FOR THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND BLUFFTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. THANK YOU.

PERFECT. SO THIS IS ACTUALLY COMBINED REPORT WE HAVE REPORTING ON FISCAL YEAR Q1 2025 FISCAL YEAR 2035 Q1 AND Q2. SO IT'LL BE A COMBINED EFFORT OF JULY THROUGH DECEMBER AND THAT WAS BECAUSE DURING THE COMPLETION OF Q1 WE HAD NEW COUNCIL MEMBERS COMING ON AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE ONBOARDED AND HAD TIME TO SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE STOP ME ALONG THE WAY AND HERE WE GO FOR THE DEMO DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATION WHO REPRESENTS AND PROMOTES TOURISM AND THE OUT MARKET 50 MILES OR FURTHER AND WE HAVE WORKED ALONGSIDE THE TOWN AND OUR COMMUNITY TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE FOCUSED ON A COLLECTIVE EFFORT OF PROMOTION THAT IS FOCUSED AROUND THINGS THAT WE ALL AGREE UPON WHICH IS ECO TOURISM HISTORY, ARTS AND CULTURE, RECREATION AND WELLNESS.

SO THROUGHOUT THE PRESENTATION AND WHAT YOU'LL SEE AS THE ICONS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH PILLAR ASSOCIATED TO DIFFERENT EFFORTS YOU CAN SEE THE REASON BEHIND OR THE THOUGHT PROCESS BEHIND US GOING FORWARD WITH AN INITIATIVE IS AND CAN WE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION DOES THAT ONE OF OUR PILLARS FOR OUR Q ONE WE HAD AN AMAZING QUARTER HIGHLIGHT AND MY COLLEAGUE CHARLIE CLARK AND HER TEAM VERY CLOSELY WITH VOGUE MAGAZINE TO TALK ABOUT THIS HAPPENED TALK ABOUT NOT ONLY OUR WONDERFUL DESTINATION CHARM BUT ALSO THE FAMILY FRIENDLY ASPECT OF IT AND HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH AND SPEAK TENNIS LEGACY. STAN SMITH SO THAT WAS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY AS YOU CAN SEE WE REACHED A DIGITAL AUDIENCE OVER 10.3 MILLION AND THE TWITTER OF WHICH WE NOW CALL AUDIENCE OF 15.1 MILLION FOR Q TWO OUR QUARTER HIGHLIGHT WAS AMERICA'S FAVORITE ESCAPES . SO THIS WAS A NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR US AND IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WE PULLED TOGETHER IN TERMS OF A CAMPAIGN THAT WAS NEW TO MARKET FOR US AS A DESTINATION AND WORKED VERY CLOSELY WITH OUR HOTEL AND PARTNERS AND IT WAS TO PROMOTE THE SHOULDER AND OFF SEASON SO THIS KICKED OFF A CAMPAIGN THAT RAN NOVEMBER THROUGH THE END OF FEBRUARY REALLY HELPED PROMOTE REALLY STRONG DEALS IN THE OUT MARKET TO ENCOURAGE NOT ONLY JUST AWARENESS BUT ALSO MOVEMENT IN TERMS OF BOOKING TRAVEL AND SO THERE WAS A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY THERE FOR US AND WORKING CLOSELY WITH OUR PARTNERS TO GET OPPORTUNITIES OF VALUE THAT THEY WOULDN'T NECESSARILY HAVE FORWARD.

SO THEY WERE UNIQUE TO US AND WE WERE ABLE TO PUT IT IN THE OUT MARKET AND WE USED NEW CHANNELS AS WELL REALLY FOCUSING ON THE FAMILY COMPONENT WHICH WAS HULU AND DISNEY PLUS WE ALSO USED YOUTUBE, YOUTUBE TV AS WELL AS SPOTIFY WHICH WAS US TO DO THE STREAMING COMPONENT SO THOUGH WE'RE STILL WRAPPING OUR ARMS AROUND THE FINAL NUMBERS FOR THE CAMPAIGN, THE RUN TIME AGAIN WAS NOVEMBER THROUGH THE END OF FEBRUARY AND WE FOCUSED ON OUR MARKETS AS WELL AS OUR DRIVE AND THE FLY MARKETS REALLY CAME IN AS TOP PERFORMER IN TERMS OF PARTNER REFERRALS MEANING THE HANDSHAKE TO OUR PARTNERS AND THOSE MARKETS WERE NEW YORK, ILLINOIS AND MASSACHUSETTS SO IT WAS REALLY EXCITING TO SEE WHAT THOSE COMPELLING OFFERS OUT THERE AND REALLY TOOK NOTICE. SO IT WAS AN EXCITING OPPORTUNITY AND ALLOWED US TO TEST AND THEN NOW TAKE THOSE TEST RESULTS AND MOVE FORWARD WITH CAMPAIGNS LIKE TO THIS THROUGHOUT OUR COMING FISCAL YEAR WE WERE ALSO REALLY BUSY IN THE MEDIA SPACE THE MEDIA PARTNERSHIP TYPES HELP US EXTEND OUR MESSAGE OF OUR DESTINATION VALUES AS WELL AS ALL THE GREAT ATTRIBUTES WE KNOW BRING PEOPLE HERE AND WHY WE CHOOSE TO LIVE HERE. SO OVER THE TWO QUARTERS WE WERE IN A PLACEMENT BOTH DIGITAL AND SOCIAL WALLPAPER MAGAZINE WHICH AN INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR US CONDE NAST TRAVELER WHICH WE'LL SPEAK A LITTLE BIT MORE TO ON THE NEXT SLIDE AND THIS CONDE NAST TRAVELER WAS CELEBRATING THEIR READER CHOICE OF READERS CHOICE AWARD AND SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE

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BUT WE CAME IN FIRST IN FRONT OF CUBA AS WELL AS MAUI AND I THINK THOSE THINGS THAT YOU CAN HANG YOUR HAT ON TO SAY WE'RE DOING A GREAT JOB COLLECTIVELY A COMMUNITY AND WE'RE BRINGING IN THE RIGHT TYPE OF READERSHIP THAT'S REALLY ENJOYING THE DESTINATION FOR THE THINGS THAT WE'VE ALIGNED TOGETHER TO PROMOTE. SO I THINK THAT'S ALL SOMETHING WE CAN BE VERY PROUD OF AND THE WAY THAT WE PROMOTED DESTINATION WITH THIS ACCOLADE WAS THROUGH THE PRINT PIECE WHICH WE WERE ABLE TO SHOW BEAUTIFUL IMAGERY BUT WE ALSO GAVE SOME ITINERARIES AND SUGGESTIONS OF HOW THEY CAN MOVE THROUGH THE ISLAND AND EXPERIENCE TOUCH POINTS AND THEN WE WENT THROUGH DIGITALLY AND BEYOND THE DIGITAL ADS THAT WERE CUSTOMIZED FOR US AND SOCIAL MEDIA WE HAVE A HUB AND THE CONTENT THAT ISLAND HUB IS REALLY WHERE CONSUMER OR READER CAN DOVE A LITTLE DEEPER AND WE HAVE THIS INTERACTIVE MAP AND WHAT'S REALLY GREAT ABOUT THAT IS THAT YOU CAN HOVER OVER IT. DOVE A LITTLE DEEPER INTO CONTENT OR STORIES THAT WE'VE CREATED TOGETHER WITH THE PUBLICATION AND IT JUST ALLOWS THAT CONSUMER TO GET A LITTLE DEEPER WITH WHAT WE HAVE TO OFFER BEFORE THEY MAKE THEIR TRIP TO THE DESTINATION AGAIN, CHARLIE CLARK AND HER TEAM HAVE DONE AN AMAZING JOB OF GARNERING THIS EARNED MEDIA COVERAGE FOR THE DESTINATION THEIR TEAM IS CONSTANTLY WORKING WITH THE LIKES OF FORBES TRAVEL PULSE WE MENTIONED VOGUE HGTV V TRAVEL AND LEISURE LONELY PLANET THESE ARE JUST A HANDFUL OF THE LONGER LIST THAT CHARLIE AND HER TEAM HAVE COMPILED OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS TO BRING FORWARD.

SO IF YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO CLICK THROUGH ON SOME OF THESE LINKS THE PRESENTATION I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO SO BECAUSE WHAT HER TEAM DOES IS REALLY TALK TO THAT TOP OF THE FUNNEL OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE'RE GETTING PEOPLE TO TAKE NOTICE OF US TO BE AWARE OF WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE AND DEFINE THOSE ALIGNMENTS IN TERMS OF KEEPING US TOP OF IN TERMS OF THE TRAVEL SPACE. SO HER TEAM AGAIN REALLY OUT THERE WORKING HARD TO ENSURE THAT OUR DESTINATION IS TOP OF MIND OUR OFFICIAL DESTINATION VACATION PLANNER I'M VERY PROUD IT'S IT'S KIND OF INTERESTING TO BE TALKING ABOUT THE ONE THAT WAS IN 2004 SINCE WE'RE ALREADY IN MARCH I WANTED TO REMIND YOU OF THIS BEAUTIFUL COVER THAT WE HAD THIS COFFEE TABLE BOOK. WE CONTINUALLY EVALUATE OPPORTUNITIES HOW MANY PIECES TO PRODUCE BUT IT IS THE ONE PIECE THAT WE DO PRODUCE AND IT'S THE ONE PIECE THAT WE FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT WAS A PIECE OF REAL ESTATE ON A POTENTIAL VISITOR OR REPEAT VISITORS, YOU KNOW, COFFEE TABLE THAT THEY CAN LOOK AT THE INSPIRED TO COME BACK AND MAKE THAT NEXT VISIT TO THE DESTINATION SO WE TAKE THIS YEAR OVER 17,000 FULFILLED DURING THESE TWO QUARTERS BUT WE LOOK AT IT AS A TOTAL AND WE ALWAYS MAKE THOSE ADJUSTMENTS AS NEEDED WHEN WE'RE LOOKING ORDERING THE NEXT ROUND OF PIECES FOR THE COMING YEAR BUT A PROUD PIECE THAT WE HAVE HERE AND DURING THE 2024 PUBLICATION WE WERE ACTUALLY AWARDED THE ESTO DESTINY AWARD FOR DESTINATION VISITOR GUIDE THAT WAS THE BUSINESS COMPONENT OF OUR COLLEAGUES EVALUATING MULTIPLE BOOKS FROM ACROSS THE WORLD AND SAYING THAT THAT ISLANDS BOOK REALLY ROSE TO THE TOP AND WE WERE GIVEN THAT AWARD. SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR PUBLISHER, OUR TEAM AND OUR WONDERFUL COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS BOOK WITH THE GREAT STORYTELLING AND ALL ITINERARIES, WE'RE VERY PROUD TO BRING THAT FORWARD TO YOU AS THAT PEOPLE RECOGNIZED AND YOU LOOK AT OUR DIGITAL FRONT DOOR WE TALK THE DIGITAL FRONT DOOR A LOT. THE DIGITAL FRONT DOOR IS WHAT WE CALL KNOW WE REFERENCE AS OUR WEBSITE SO HILTON HEAD ISLAND DOT ORG IS WHERE WE LIKE TO WELCOME A MAJORITY OF OUR VISITORS INTO THE DESTINATION TO GET THAT FIRST YOU KNOW PIECE AND TASTE OF WHAT THE DESTINATION HAS OFFER WITH BEAUTIFUL IMAGERY WONDERFUL OFFERS AND ITINERARIES THAT CAN INSPIRE THEM AND AS YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE A REALLY STRONG PARTNER REFERRAL. SO JUST AS A REMINDER OUR WEBSITE IS NOT A POINT OF SALE.

IT IS WHERE WE PEOPLE COMING IN TO THE WEBSITE AND WE CREATE HAND SHAKES OUT TO OUR PARTNERS AND THOSE PARTNER HANDSHAKES IS OUR IS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S THE QUALIFIED CONSUMER COMING IN SAYING I'VE RAISED MY HAND I'M INTERESTED AND NOW WE'RE GOING OUT TO OUR PARTNER TO DO THE NEXT STEP WHICH IS TO BOOK SOME TYPE OF EXPERIENCE HEAD AND A BED IS WHAT WE HOPE

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IT COULD BE THE WATER LAPPING. IT COULD BE A LITERAL PICTURE OF SOMEONE RESTING OR DOING YOGA ON THE BEACH. SO IT REALLY DEPENDS. BUT IT'S A BROADER TERM AND WE'RE ABLE TO FILL IN WITH CONTENT THAT ALLOWS US TO BE A LITTLE BROADER SO YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF ENGAGEMENT THERE AND THEN WE HAVE OUR RECREATION AND WHICH ENCOMPASSES EVERYTHING FROM BEING ON YOUR BIKE TO PLAYING GOLF TO PICKLEBALL TO JUST TAKING WALKS ON THE BEACH AND THEN WE GO FROM GO FURTHER WITH OUR ARTS AND CULTURE, ECOTOURISM AND HISTORY AS YOU CAN SEE HERE AND THIS IS THE RESULTS COMPONENT OF OUR OCCUPANCY AVERAGE RATE AND REV PAR AND I WOULD LOOK AT THIS AND SAY THAT WE'RE FLAT, YOU KNOW, AND THAT'S AN OKAY THING.

WE'VE WE'VE BEEN CHALLENGED WITH A BETTER WEATHER EVENT THE LAST COUPLE OF QUARTERS.

WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE SOME POSITIVES CAME OUT OF THAT AND SOME OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH AND I THINK THAT WHAT WE'RE LOOKING HERE IS THAT WHEN WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD IT'S HOW ARE WE ENCOURAGED IN THOSE SEASONALITY IS TO BE LESS SEASONAL DRIVEN AND B REALLY BE A TOP OF MIND DESTINATION 365 DAYS A YEAR. AND SO HERE YOU CAN SEE AGAIN WE'RE TAKING THIS AS FLAT TO THOSE TWO TWO QUARTERS THE PRIOR YEAR AND AND LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING HOW WE CAN FILL THE GAPS. THE CAMPAIGNS THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT AMERICA'S FAVORITE ESCAPES AND BEING SURE THAT WE'RE PROMOTING OUR DESTINATION TO THE FULLEST AND THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AND THAT'S IT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS, COUNSEL? MR. BROWN, AFTERNOON. THANK YOU. AFTERNOON THE REPORT BY NO MEANS I'M A MARKETING GURU BUT GOING AROUND ALL UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO TELL STORY SO I DON'T WANT TO SOUND LIKE A BROKEN RECORD BUT I THINK I NEED TO CONTINUE TO SAY THE METRICS IMPORTANT UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE INCLUDED SOME ADDITIONAL METRICS IN THIS REPORT. A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT HAVE COME TO MY MIND AS WE GO THROUGH THIS IS WE SEE THAT THE SORT OF THE FLAG A PICTURE HAS BEEN PAINTED THERE'S ALSO BEEN SORT OF A INFLUX IN MORE QUALIFIED VISITORS. WHAT WE SORT OF COINED IT AS.

SO I'M CURIOUS WITH WITH TECHNOLOGY AS IS TODAY I'M SURE THERE ARE OTHER WAYS TO COMMUNICATE TO THE TARGETED AUDIENCES THAT WE'RE GOING AFTER AROUND THE SEVEN PILLARS.

OKAY I GUESS I USE THIS SORT OF ANALOGY FOR A LONG TIME. WE ALWAYS TEASE PEOPLE FROM OHIO ABOUT DRIVING DOWN AND ARE MINIVANS MORE THAN CERTAINLY THE OTHER AREAS AROUND THE COUNTRY IN THE WORLD TO THAT MANNER THAT FIT WITHIN THOSE SEVEN PILLARS THAT WE'RE TRYING TO ATTRACT. SO WHAT ARE WE DOING? TOUCH THOSE.

OKAY. AND I'D LIKE TO UNDERSTAND THAT A LITTLE BIT BETTER AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD AND THE OTHER WHEN IT COMES TO THE SOCIAL WHICH IS GREAT.

OKAY BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY WE WANT THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT TO HIT HOME WITH OUR LOCAL BUSINESS COMMUNITY BUT ALSO HUDDLES RELATE TO THE SEVEN PILLARS AS WELL IS WHAT I'D LIKE TO SEE IN FUTURE REPORTING. OKAY. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. ALFORD. YEAH. FIRST I WANT TO I ADDRESS FOUR

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I LIKE TO TOUCH THINGS AND WRITE THINGS AS OPPOSED DIGITALLY BUT IT MUST BE PRETTY EXPENSIVE TO AND SO THANK YOU FOR TALKING ABOUT HOW YOU ARE TRYING TO BALANCE HOW MANY PIECES YOU PRODUCE AND HOW MANY ARE SENT OUT IN QUARTERLY REPORTS IT SAID YOU PRODUCE ABOUT BETWEEN 80 AND 85,000 BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT HOW MANY YOU DISPLAY THAT YOU SEND OUT QUARTERLY WELL AND THIS WAS FOR TWO QUARTERS IT WAS ABOUT $17,000.

SO DO YOU ACTUALLY END UP DISTRIBUTING 80,000 YOU KNOW, ARE YOU PRINTING 80,000 AND THEN YOU END UP WITH A WHOLE BUNCH AT THE END OF THE YEAR AREN'T USED.

I WAS JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE RELATIONSHIP OF HOW MANY YOU PRINT VERSUS HOW MANY YOU DISTRIBUTE. THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION AND YOU FOR FOR ASKING AND YOU KNOW IT REALLY VARIES YEAR TO YEAR TERMS OF TOTAL PIECES PRODUCED AND WE LOOK AT KIND OF THE PRIOR YEAR OF HOW MANY WE WERE ABLE TO FULFILL. AND SO LET ME JUST WALK YOU THROUGH THE FULFILLMENT TOUCHPOINTS TO GIVE YOU A BROADER SCOPE OF NOT JUST BEING FULFILLED AT OUR OFFICE WHEN A GUEST OR A VISITOR WALKS THROUGH OUR OFFICE TO TO PICK THAT UP, THEY'RE ALSO AT EVERY STATE WELCOME CENTER ALONG WITH ALL OF COUNTERPARTS.

SO IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO FOR A BRAND AWARENESS IF SOMEONE WHO WAS DRIVING HASN'T QUITE MADE THEIR MIND UP EXACTLY WHERE THEY WERE GOING TO GO IF THEY'RE GOING TO GO TO EXPLORE

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AND SO WE ARE WE ARE CONSTANTLY LOOKING AT THAT AND LOOKING AT WHAT WE HAVE COMING UP TO IT AND FORGIVE ME I FORGOT TO SAY WE TAKE THEM TO ALL OF OUR TRADE SHOWS SO BUSINESS EVENTS THAT WE GO TO FOR MEETINGS AND GROUPS AND CONFERENCES AND SO THROUGH ALL OF THAT WE LOOK AT THAT FOR EVERY YEAR WHAT WE'VE COMMITTED TO WE ALSO LOOK AT WHAT THE FULFILLMENT CENTER HAS ASKED AND OFFERED AND THEN ALSO OUR STATE OFFICES CALLED AND ASKED FOR AS WELL.

THEY ARE REDUCING THE NUMBER THIS YEAR WE ARE REDUCING WE ARE PRIOR EXPERIENCE.

YES MA'AM ON THE PARTNER REFERRALS. SO THESE ARE CLICKS ON ADS OR LISTINGS ON THE WEBSITE IN THE FUTURE CAN YOU SHARE INFORMATION ON WHICH ARE THE MOST CLICKED PARTNER REFERRALS? I THINK I WOULD BE TO SEE THE VOLUME AND TO UNDERSTAND THE POINTS MADE EARLIER HOW THEY ALIGN BEHIND OUR PILLARS MUCH LIKE YOU DO WITH THE SOCIAL MEDIA. AND THEN I ALSO NOTICED THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF PARTNER REFERRALS ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LOOKED AT IT BY QUARTER.

Q ONE WAS UP 78% AND I THINK THE TWO QUARTERS COMBINED WAS ABOUT 42%.

CAN YOU GIVE SOME INSIGHT AS TO THAT SIGNIFICANT INCREASE? I KNOW IT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

I THINK THE THEY GO BACK TO THE STRATEGY CHANGE. YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING A REALLY SMALL POPULATION GROUP, RIGHT? WE'RE GOING AFTER 250,000 HOUSEHOLD INCOME PLUS AND SO ON. WE'RE GOING AFTER THEM REALLY TRYING TO UNDERSTAND HOW THEY TRANSACT, HOW THEY CONSUME DIGITAL ADS AND SOCIAL MEDIA AND WE'RE ABLE TO ADDRESS SOME OUR EFFORTS AND THAT HAS RESULTED IN THE HIGHER PART OF REFERRALS OUTREACH.

SO IT REALLY HAS BEEN THE THE NIMBLE EFFORT TO STRATEGY AND THE FACT THAT WE'RE ABLE TO GO INTO PLACES WHERE THOSE DESIRED VISITORS ARE DIGESTING MEDIA AND THAT'S REALLY RESULTED IN OUR INCREASE YOUR QUARTER OVER QUARTER AND AND SO IT'S INTERESTING THAT THOSE WERE UP SIGNIFICANTLY BUT THE USERS AND VISITORS WERE DOWN BUT THAT'S OKAY TO CLARIFY BECAUSE THAT'S OKAY TO SEE BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE'RE GOING AFTER MORE QUALIFIED AUDIENCE IT'S OKAY THAT WE'RE LEAVING SOME OF THE GROUPS THAT WE'RE NOT GOING AFTER AND THAT WE'RE FOCUSED IN ON THOSE THAT ARE REALLY NOT ONLY OUR DESIRED SET BUT ARE ACTUALLY ACTIONING SOME ARE QUALIFIED IN THAT EFFORT. SO THAT'S PURPOSEFUL NOT ORGANIC, RIGHT? AND THAT GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY TALK ABOUT METRICS GO A LITTLE DEEPER ON WHAT IS THE EXPECTATION AND WHAT DO WE END RESULT REALLY WANT IT TO BE.

I THINK WE'VE COLLECTIVELY UNDERSTOOD THAT WE REALLY WANT THAT HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF 250,000 OR HIGHER IN DOING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO HOW GO AFTER THOSE CONSUMERS AND WHEN WE'RE CASTING THAT NET AND I USE THAT AS AN ANALOGY OF LIKE I'M GOING BROAD WITH IT WELL MAYBE WE'RE NOT GOING AS BROAD WE'RE GOING INTO THOSE AREAS THAT COUNCILMAN BROWN WAS TALKING ABOUT. WE'VE SEEN KIND OF THAT THAT MY COLLEAGUE CHACE SHOWS WITH WHERE. WE HAVE THESE POCKETS OF THE DESIRED CONSUMER SUBSET ACROSS THE COUNTRY AND WE'RE LASER FOCUSED ON GOING THERE ARE ALSO GOING INTO AREAS THAT NOT ONLY THOSE COMMUNITIES OF DESIRED HOUSEHOLDS ARE BUT WE'RE ALSO GOING INTO WHERE WE KNOW THEY HAVE A PROPENSITY TO DRIVE OR HAVE A ROUTE THAT SUPPORTS THEM GETTING HERE BY FLY SO IT'S JUST A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO HOW WE'RE LOOKING AT SUCCESS IN SOME OF THOSE PIECES THAT WE'RE SHOWING METRICS ON WILL BE HIGHER IN SOME AREAS AND SOMETIMES A LITTLE BIT LOWER BECAUSE. WE'RE JUST REFINING THE STRATEGY. DOES THAT MEAN THAT YOU'RE CHANGING THE ALLOCATION OF HOW YOU'RE SPENDING THE MONEY AND WHO WE'RE GOING AFTER AS WELL? SO JUST AN ADJUSTMENT IN THAT AND IS THAT A CHANGE FROM YOUR BUDGET A CHANGE IN HOW THE CHANNELS WERE GOING AFTER TIMING OF HOW WE'RE GOING AFTER IT? SO WE'RE JUST THINKING AT ALL AREAS OF WE'RE ALLOCATING THOSE FUNDS THE CHANNELS, THE AMOUNT OF MONEY, THE TIMING THOSE FUNDS GOING OUT THERE, THE TYPE OF ADS FOR USING IMAGERY WE'RE USING THE COPY THAT WE'RE USING. SO WE ARE THINKING THROUGH ALL OF THOSE TOUCHPOINTS AND IS THERE AN OPPORTUNITY AT ANY POINT WHERE YOU REPORT ON HOW MUCH WAS SPENT BY THOSE VARIOUS COMPONENT VERSUS WHAT WAS BUDGETED? SO YOU TALK ABOUT YOU LOOK AT

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I SURE FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THE REPORTS AND I'M ALWAYS HAPPY TO SEE THE FOCUS ON THE PILLARS AS YOU MIGHT GUESS WELLNESS, RECREATION, ECO TOURISM, ARTS AND CULTURE AND HISTORY OF LONG DESCRIBED THAT AS FILTERED OUT EXPERIENCE AND .

IT'S LINKED TO THE VALUES THE LOCAL VALUES THAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS IDENTIFIED IN A COLUMN DESTINATION VALUES I THANK AGAIN FOR THAT AND THE PROMOTION IN THOSE AREAS.

I NOTED IN ONE OF YOUR FINAL SLIDES THAT WAS DOWN BY 2% BUT THAT ADR WAS UP TO $303.

I THINK THAT'S AVERAGE DAILY NOT RATE PER SO WHILE OCCUPANCY WAS A LITTLE BIT LOWER THE AVERAGE DAILY RATE WAS UP SO PERHAPS IT WOULD BE GOOD TO SEE IMPACT ON OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AS A RESULT AND SO I KNOW THERE'S A LONG LIST OF METRICS THAT MISS TARA'S ASK ABOUT BUT A COUPLE THAT STOOD OUT TO ME AND THAT IS THE YEAR THE YEAR EVERY YEAR WAS COOLER EVERY QUARTER. SO WE CAN LOOK AT TRENDS AND RANKING OUT THE HOTELS VILLAS AND SHORT TERM RENTALS IS HELPFUL TO US BECAUSE WE SEE THE IMPACT ON OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES AND LOOKING AT TRENDS AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY ANYTHING THAT WE WANT TO POINT OUT OR BE CONCERNED ABOUT. SO I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT METRIC AS WELL.

AND THEN THE LAST THING I'M GOING TO SAY IS THAT WE HAVE ON OUR DIOCESES NICE WATER BOTTLES AND I UNDERSTAND THAT THE DMO WORKED WITH RECENT SEA TURTLE CONFERENCE.

I'M PROBABLY NOT GIVING IT THE RIGHT TITLE AND SO MAYBE YOU COULD TELL THE REST OF THE THAT ABOUT WHY WE HAVE THESE MODELS AND AS I SAY THAT I WOULD URGE THEIR HOTEL MANAGER TO GET RID OF THESE PLASTIC BOTTLES FROM OUR DIOCESE YEAH WELL THANK YOU FOR THAT WONDERFUL INTRO I'D BE HAPPY TO AND IT HAS BEEN A COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE ACTUALLY WORKED IN INITIAL OUTREACH HEATHER AND T.J. THAT HERE AT THE TOWN TO HELP FURTHER THE OPPORTUNITY I ACTUALLY CAN GIVE YOU SOME BACKGROUND JUST THE HISTORY OF HOW I FOUND IT.

I WAS AT A CONFERENCE AND THE CONFERENCE PROVIDED THE DESTINATION PROVIDED A BOTTLE TO US AND ON THE BOTTLE THERE WAS A QR CODE AND IT INCENTIVIZED TO SCAN THE CODE THAT'S ON THE BOTTLE MUCH AS YOU CAN AND IT WAS TIED TO A CHARITY OF CHOICE IN THIS PARTICULAR INSTANCE IT WAS A CHARITABLE ENTITY IN OHIO WE AND WE SCANNED IT AND YOU CAN SCAN AS MANY TIMES AND EACH HAD TIED TO A DOLLAR IN THE DOLLAR THEN ONE SCAN WAS PUT INTO THE CHARITY OF CHOICE AND SO I SAID GOSH WHAT A GREAT CONCEPT. WE BROUGHT IT BACK, WE NOODLED IT AND. WE THOUGHT HOW CAN WE MAKE THIS THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND EXPERIENCE WE WERE THINKING OF AND THROUGH THAT FELT FORWARD CAME TO AND SAID THIS IS THE PROGRAM OPPORTUNITY WE WERE ABLE TO REACH OUT TO AMBER KOON AND I WENT THROUGH DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES BUT THE COMMUNITY REALLY RALLIED AND THAT WAS THE MOST WONDERFUL THING TO SEE THAT WE KNEW WE WERE SUPPORTING SUSTAINABILITY AND SUPPORTING OUR SEA TURTLE EFFORTS. WE ALREADY SUPPORT SEA TURTLE SEASON QUITE HEAVILY A COMMUNITY THROUGH AS A DEMO AND A CHAMBER EFFORT AND THIS WAS JUST A NATURAL WAY FOR US TO

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SO IT WAS A LOT OF FUN AND WE HAVE THESE WATER BOTTLES THE STICKERS WERE PLACED ON THEM BUT THE GREAT CONCEPT IS WILL RUN THROUGH THE LENGTH OF THE YEAR TAKING US THROUGH SEA TURTLE SEASON. THAT'S HOW MUCH THE COMMUNITY CAME BEHIND THIS.

AND SO OUR GOAL IS TO TAKE THIS PROGRAM AND SEE WHAT OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS WE CAN HELP SUPPORT. I'M GOING TO NAME OFF WE HAVE OUTSIDE FOUNDATION WE HAVE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION ALL THE COUNTRY WE HAVE SO MANY OTHER CHARITABLE OPPORTUNITIES THAT WE CAN THIS PROGRAM AND THROUGH SIMPLY REFILLING YOUR WATER BOTTLE AND MAKING A SCAM ON YOUR PHONE CAN REALLY HELP CHANGE THE LIVES OF ANY INITIATIVE OR TIED TO AN INITIATIVE THAT THAT YOU'RE SUPPORTING SO I APPRECIATE THE TOWN HAVING IT THERE'S MORE TO COME AND THIS IS BEEN SUCH A GREAT EXPERIENCE WITH AMBER AND IT REALLY SUPPORTS HER EFFORTS WITH THE QUENCH BUG THAT WILL BE OUT THIS SUMMER. SO I HOPE THAT EVERY SINGLE VISITOR AS WELL AS EVERY SINGLE COMMUNITY MEMBER IS TO GET ONE OF THESE BOTTLES.

BUT IF YOU DON'T HAVE A BOTTLE AND HAVE YOUR OWN BOTTLE WE HAVE THE STICKERS THAT YOU CAN PUT ON YOUR BOTTLE SO IT DOESN'T TAKE JUST IT JUST TAKES THE QR CODE AND IN YOUR ANY REFILLABLE SO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING IT THANK YOU FOR USING THE BOTTLE AND IF YOU SCAN IT YOU'LL SEE THE SEA TURTLE PLEASE COME UP TO IT IT'D BE GREAT. MOSBACHER THANK YOU ALL. THANK YOU FOR COUNCILWOMAN AND FOR BRINGING THAT UP AND THANK YOU FOR THE GREAT EXPLANATION I WAS UNAWARE AND SO YOU MAY HAVE SEEN ME SMILING NOW I UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THE QUENCH BUG AND SO IT ALL STARTS TO MAKE SENSE WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND I APPRECIATE THAT AND I'M EXCITED FOR I TOO AM INTERESTED IN THE METRICS WITH REGARD TO THE OF HOTELS VILLAS AND HOMES I THINK WE CAN ALL USE THAT INFORMATION IN ANY NUMBER OF WAYS. I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING THAT INFORMATION AND. I WAS JUST SITTING AS I WAS LISTENING TO YOUR YOUR DISCUSSION ABOUT THE BEAUTIFUL BOOK THAT'S PUT OUT AND PERHAPS OF RECYCLING THOSE OTHERS.

I'M NOT SURE OR NOT THEY GET TO THE REAL ESTATE ASSOCIATION OR THEY GET TO THE THE PROPERTY MANAGERS WHO CAN THEN PUT THEM INTO OR MAKE THEM AVAILABLE RENTERS.

BUT I'D SEE IT AS A GREAT SOURCE OF INFORMATION SO I WOULD HATE TO SEE THEM GO TO WASTE IF THEY'RE NOT BEING PUT THERE JUST. MY $0.02 WORTH ON THAT AND I ALSO WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THE RESIDENTS SURVEY INFORMATION THAT WE RECENTLY WERE ABLE TO SIT AND REVIEW TOGETHER WHILE THERE WERE A COUPLE OF TRENDS IN THERE THAT I WASN'T PARTICULARLY THAT I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO SEE IN BE HIGHER IN REFERENCES COMMENTS I'D LIKE TO SEE THAT CHANGE IN THE FUTURE WITH REGARD TO NEW RESIDENTS NEW FOLKS HERE ON THE ISLAND AND WHERE THEY COMPARE US TO THINK I MADE THAT COMMENT IN OUR CONVERSATION AND IT STILL WITH ME THAT I THINK WE CAN DO BETTER IN THAT REGARD. I DO WANT TO ALSO AGAIN ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COMPLETE RESIDENT SURVEY WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE BECAUSE WHILE THE STATISTICS ARE SIGNIFICANT IN TERMS OF OVERALL RESPONSE IS IT WOULD BE BETTER TO HAVE MORE RESPONSES SO WE COULD GET A BETTER FEELING. WHAT YOU'RE ACTUALLY THINKING AND THE COMMENTS SECTION IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT FOR THE ANALYSIS AS WELL.

I'M NOT BOTHERED BY THE FLAT VISITOR RATIO THAT YOU PRESENTED GIVEN THE GIVEN THAT HAVE BEEN ADDRESSING ADVERTISING IN OUR EFFORTS TOWARDS A HIGHER INCOME LEVEL I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED THAT AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S A BAD THING ON A NUMBER DIFFERENT LEVELS.

ONE IS WE DO WANT PEOPLE COMING HERE WHO WILL SPEND MORE MONEY AND THAT WE CAN OFFER THE ISLAND PARADISE TO THEM IN A HIGHER LEVEL THAN MAYBE WE HAVE BEEN THE PAST.

SO I SEE THAT AS A GOOD IMPROVEMENT OVER LAST SEVERAL YEARS AND I'M EXCITED BY WHAT'S

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THANK YOU, MR. GUZMAN. YEAH. THIS IS A LITTLE OFF KILTER ALL THE QUESTIONS YOU'VE BEEN GETTING BUT I'M JUST CURIOUS BECAUSE IF WE'RE GOING TO ANSWER IT'LL BE FROM YOU I'M SURE ARE BILL, WHAT DOES THE CHAMBER DO WITH FAMILIES THAT HAVE CHALLENGES? DO YOU ADVERTISE TO FAMILIES WITH MEDICAL CHALLENGES OR HANDICAPS? AND LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE LIKE MY GOOD FRIEND GREG RUSSELL HAS HAD WHAT HE'S BEEN DOING FOR YEARS WITH HILTON HEAD HEROES AND SO WE ALL KNOW THERE'S CHALLENGED FAMILIES THAT VISIT AND BUT THEY ARE THEY AWARE OF WHAT'S AVAILABLE AND ANOTHER EXAMPLE MY FATHER MY I REMEMBER MY MOTHER CALLING ME AND SAYING YOU KNOW WE'RE PROBABLY NEVER GOING TO BE ABLE TO VISIT AGAIN. YOUR FATHER'S NOW ON DIALYSIS AND SO ME LIVING HERE I WAS ABLE TO FIND A SOLUTION FOR THAT.

SO THEY WERE ABLE TO VISIT AND I WOULD TAKE HIM THREE TIMES A WEEK FOR HIS DIALYSIS.

BUT I COULD IMAGINE OTHER THAT HAVE CHALLENGES OF A YOUNG CHILD OR AN ELDERLY THAT WOULDN'T KNOW THAT THESE THINGS ARE AVAILABLE. SO IN YOUR IN YOUR MARKETING DO YOU MAKE THIS INFORMATION AVAILABLE WHEN YOU MARKET TO ONE TO ALL AND ALL THE AVAILABILITY OF ONE TO ALL AND HAS TO FAMILIES THAT HAVE CHALLENGES SO THAT THEY CAN STILL COME AND VISIT RIGHT NOW I THINK THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION AND REALLY A NEED THAT WE'RE SEEING BECOME MORE DISCUSSED AND COMMUNICATED IN TERMS OF HOW WE LIKE TRAVEL BETWEEN BOTH THE CHAMBER AND OUR EFFORTS AS A DIVISION OF IN TERMS OF PROMOTION WE FIND THAT WE ARE ABLE TO ADDRESS OR COMMUNICATE OUT DIFFERENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR FAMILIES AND IF IT ISN'T A DIRECT IN THAT MOMENT WE CAN ALWAYS CALL OUR PARTNER TO UNDERSTAND HOW WE MIGHT FILL THAT GAP OF MEETING THAT NEED IN SO BETWEEN OUR LEADERSHIP CLASS WHO CREATING PROGRAMS THAT MAKE IT EASILY MORE ACCESSIBLE THE BEACH MORE EASILY ACCESSIBLE EXCUSE ME TO WORKING WITH MEMORY MATTERS IN THE PAST AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT FEATURES THAT THEY OR PROGRAMS THAT THEY OFFER TO UNDERSTANDING WHERE SOME OF OUR MEDICAL OPPORTUNITIES WOULD BE AND HOW WE CAN SUGGEST THOSE OUT. SO BETWEEN CALLS IN TO OUR CHAMBER OFFICES TO OUR PROMOTION AND OUR VACATION PLANNER ARE ON OUR WEBSITE.

BOTH WEBSITES BOTH THE CHAMBER WEBSITE AND THE DESTINATION WEBSITE.

WE HAVE SOME PIECES THERE THAT COULD HELP BUT WE CAN ALWAYS TAKE THAT AWAY AS A LEARNING AND OPPORTUNITY GROW THAT SPACE WHEN IT COMES TO TOURISM. SO I RAN AROUND THREE SO THE FAMILY HAS TO GO LOOK FOR IT RATHER THAN KNOWING THAT IT'S AVAILABLE AND OF YOUR MARKETING RIGHT? LIKE WE DON'T HAVE A DEDICATED CAMPAIGN FOR THAT.

HOWEVER OUR WEBSITE COMPATIBLE OR ADA COMPLIANCE IS INHERENT HERE.

YES, I JUST WANT TO ADDRESS THAT. STEVE COUNCILMAN DESMOND IT'S A GREAT IT'S A GREAT THOUGHT IN THAT REGARD. I'M CHARLIE CLARK, VICE PRESIDENT OF COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND BLUFFTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND JUST LAST WEEK I TALKED WITH A EDITOR AARP ABOUT ACCESS THE DESTINATION FOR THOSE WHO CAN'T ACCESS IT SO EASILY AND QUITE FRANKLY KUDOS TO THOSE SITTING ON THIS DAYS AND THOSE WHO CAME BEFORE YOU BECAUSE IT'S BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT WE HAVE WHEELCHAIR OVERLOOKS AND IT'S BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT YOU'RE DEDICATED TO THOSE MAPS THAT GO OUT TO THE BEACH AND IT'S BECAUSE YOU HAVE THOSE RENTAL WHEELCHAIRS THAT ALLOW PEOPLE WHO CAN'T NORMALLY THE BEACH. SO THE ABILITY TO ENJOY IT THAT'S SOMETHING I'M SHOUTING FROM THE ROOFTOPS. YOU'LL SEE AN ARTICLE COMING OUT IN AARP ON THAT SIDE OF IT AS WELL AS WITH SOUTH BOUND MAGAZINE. I JUST LITERALLY PITCHED IT TO AN EDITOR WHO'S COMING NEXT WEEK ABOUT THE ACCESSIBILITY WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT AS PART OF HIS ARTICLE AND THAT IS POLLY FOR EXAMPLE AND GOES INTO EVERYWHERE WITH ATLANTA MAGAZINE. SO IF I'M PR LAND'S I THINK ARIANNA AND HER TEAM DO SUCH A GREAT JOB OF MAKING SURE ON THE WEBSITE AND PEOPLE UNDERSTAND IT BUT JUST TO KNOW THAT WE'RE

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IT'S KIND OF LIKE WE'RE HOMEBOUND NOW. YES.

SO YOU KNOW JUST IT'S JUST A QUESTION OF THINKING. I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING EVERYBODY SAID I TELL YOU WE'VE AND REALLY EXPANDED THIS OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS IN TERMS OF THE DATA THAT WE'RE GETTING YOU KNOW, THE COMMUNICATIONS THAT WE'RE HAVING.

SO KUDOS TO EVERYBODY ON THAT. THAT'S IT'S A NEW LIGHT. BUT I WAS UP IN WILD DUNES A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO BACK IN JANUARY WEARING THE BLUE FLAG PROGRAM INTERNATIONAL BLUE FLAG PROGRAM WAS PRESENTED WHICH IS A JURY OF PEOPLE THAT DETERMINED IF YOUR ARE WORTHY AND A STEP UP 33 TESTS THAT YOU HAVE TO COMPLETE AND THERE'S ONLY THERE'S EITHER ONE OR TWO BUT I CAN ONLY COME UP WITH ONE RIGHT NOW IN THE COUNTRY AND IT'S DELRAY BEACH THAT IS A MEMBER OF THIS INTERNATIONAL GROUP APPARENTLY 65% OF THE EUROPEAN TRAVELERS USE THIS DESIGNATE AND TO MAKE A DETERMINATION WHERE THEY GO. SO HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT THAT? WELL, THAT'S GREAT OPPORTUNITY. WE DEFINITELY LOOK INTO IT. YEAH, WELL IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE'VE GOT TO DO AS A TOWN TO APPLY. RIGHT.

SO WE'VE GOT TO APPLY FOR THAT DESIGNATION SO EVERYTHING THAT'S BEING DONE BUT YOU KNOW I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY BENEFICIAL FOR US BECAUSE IT DOES BRING IN A HIGHER END CLIENTELE LOOKING FOR IT. YEAH. SO THAT'S SOMETHING I'LL BE SENDING TO SO THE TOWN MANAGER AND STAFF FOR THEM TO LOOK INTO .

ABSOLUTELY. ALL RIGHT. GREAT.

[7. Reports from Members of Town Council]

ALL RIGHT. SO NOW WE'LL MOVE ON. WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK REAL QUICK TO GENERAL REPORTS OF TOWN COUNCIL. DOES ANYBODY HAVE ANY GENERAL REPORTS? MOSBACHER I JUST WANT TO MAKE ONE PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT OVER PAST WEEKEND THERE WAS A RESIDENT MY WARD WHO HAD SOME DIFFICULTIES WITH A SHORT TERM RENTAL AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WHEN THEY HAD REACHED OUT SEVERAL TIMES TO GO GO WEST WHICH IS THE HOTLINE THAT YOU SEE IF YOU GO ON OUR WEBSITE THAT WE CONTINUE TO PROMOTE THEY WEREN'T GIVEN THE ASSISTANCE THAT THEY REQUIRED. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE KNOWS THAT IF YOU CALL US AND YOU'RE NOT GETTING THE ASSISTANCE THAT YOU NEED FOR THIS SITUATION YOU'RE EXPERIENCING WITH REGARD TO A RENTAL IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, PLEASE REACH OUT TO THE COUNTY NON-EMERGENCY LINE AND ALSO CALL THEM PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU'VE TAKEN THAT COURSE AND THAT YOU FOLLOW WITH THE TOWN THE NEXT DAY IF YOU HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING BACK FROM US IT A VERY UNFORTUNATE SITUATION AND I FEEL TERRIBLE FOR THAT RESIDENT AND JUST A BIT OF INFORMATION MAKE SURE THAT YOU CAN'T GO AS IF YOU DON'T GET SATISFACTION THERE. PLEASE CALL THE UN NON-EMERGENCY LINE FOR THE DEBUT FOR THE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE AWARE OF IT HERE IN THE TOWN IN THE FUTURE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

AS I SAID YES SIR. THANK YOU, SIR. SO YESTERDAY TODAY AND TOMORROW DEPENDING UPON THE WEATHER, THE DARIUS RUCKER GOLF TOURNAMENT IS GOING ON AT LONG COVE .

THERE ARE WOMEN FROM COLLEGES ALL THE NATION IN FACT PARTICIPATING AND WE HAVE MEDIA COVERAGE OF THAT ALSO. A NUMBER OF THE WOMEN WHO HAVE PARTICIPATED IN THIS TOURNAMENT BEFORE ARE NOW TOURING PROS IN THE LPGA SO I WOULD URGE YOU IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN OUT THERE TO GO AND A LOOK AT IT EITHER ONLINE SOMEHOW OR IF THE WEATHER COOPERATES TOMORROW BUT I WANT TO THANK LONG AND ALL THE VOLUNTEERS FROM ALL OUR COMMUNITY FOR ASSISTING IN THE VOLUNTEER EFFORTS TO FILL THAT TOURNAMENT IT'S A WONDERFUL TOURNAMENT AND URGE FOLKS TO GO IF NOT THIS YEAR ANOTHER YEAR IN ADDITION TO HILTON HEAD ISLAND INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION IS ABOUT TO START. THE COMPETITORS ARE FLYING IN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND THE COMPETITION WILL BE GOING ON AT TWO AREA CHURCHES. SO I URGE YOU IF YOU'RE A CLASSICAL MUSIC FAN GO EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT YOU WOULD BE IMPRESSED BY THE QUALITY OF THE PERFORMERS AND SO THAT'S GOING TO MOSTLY GO ON NEXT WEEK WITH A FINAL PERFORMANCE AT FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH ON MONDAY NIGHT MARCH. SO I URGE THOSE WHO ARE

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WE HAD WE'VE HAD A HAD A FIRE DOWN OFF THE SQUARE POPE ROAD WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON IN MYRTLE BEACH SO TAKE TO HEART WHEN THOSE THINGS COME OUT. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE HEED THOSE WARNINGS. YOU CAN GO TO SOUTH CAROLINA FORESTRY COMMISSION S F S C F SEACOM TO TRACK THE FIRES AND THERE ARE PLENTY THROUGHOUT THE STATE THAT ARE HAPPENING SO POTENTIALLY THAT SCHOOLS ARE CLOSED TOMORROW BECAUSE OF THE IMPENDING WEATHER.

I DO WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND SAY TOWN STAFF IN MR. ORLANDO FOR A JOB LAST WEEK FOR OUR STRATEGIC ACTION PLANNING I THINK I PERSONALLY THINK IT WENT VERY WELL SO I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT MAYBE DID A GREAT JOB AND WE APPRECIATE THEM BEING THERE.

I'D BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE A COUPLE OF INDIVIDUALS THAT WE LOST OVER SINCE OUR LAST MEETING WHO ARE JIM WHO IS AND INSTITUTION AND THEN JAY WENDELL FROM THE BEACH HOUSE TWO WONDERFUL INDIVIDUALS THAT WILL NOT BE REPLACED OUR COMMUNITY IS REALLY THANKFUL FOR THEIR THEIR EFFORTS TO OUR COMMUNITY AND WHAT THEY'VE DONE BUT THEY WOULD BE MISSED. SO A LOCAL LOCAL CONTRACTOR JOHN LOPER YEAH.

AND JOHN LOCKE SO I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THOSE FOLKS WHO'VE MADE A DIFFERENCE FOR OUR

[8.b. Consideration of an Ordinance to Amend Title 17 of the Municipal Code, Chapter 4, Noise Control, to Add Additional Requirements for Construction Hours for the Town of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina and Providing for Severability and an Effective Date - Second Reading - Shawn Leininger, Assistant Town Manager]

THE FIRST IS WE STRUCK THE WORD SUNSET THEREBY LIMITING THE HOURS FROM 7 A.M. TO 7 P.M.

MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. WE THEN ALSO TRIPLE QUADRUPLE CHECKED PLANNING STAFF DID WITH ALL THE TEN A PLANNING DEVELOPMENT POISED TO ENSURE THAT WE UNDERSTOOD WHAT THEIR CONSTRUCTION HOURS WERE AND BASED ON THAT WE WE REAFFIRMED THAT THE 7 P.M. TO 7 P.M. WAS NOT MORE RESTRICTIVE MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. AND THEN ALSO WE ALIGNED OUR HOLIDAY HOURS WITH THE PWDS BY DOING THAT WE RESTRICTED CONSTRUCTION NEW YEAR'S DAY, THANKSGIVING DAY AND CHRISTMAS DAY WE REMOVED MEMORIAL DAY, INDEPENDENCE DAY AND LABOR DAY FROM. THE ORDINANCE THE BALANCE OF THE REPORT THAT WAS PROVIDED REMAINS UNCHANGED SUBJECT TO THOSE THOSE THREE CHANGES I REFERENCED MOST NOTABLE CHANGES CAME IN THE TABLE THAT'S AT THE BACK OF THE STAFF MEMO WHERE WE ANALYZED ALL TEN DIFFERENT PWDS LOOKING AT THEIR HOURS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY WHAT THEIR OUR HOLIDAY RESTRICTIONS WERE BASICALLY SHOWING THAT WHERE WE ALIGNED AND THEN WHERE THE PARTY WAS MORE RESTRICTIVE SO THIS IF ADOPTED THIS ORDINANCE WILL ALIGN WITH 70% OR MORE LINE THE REMAINING 30% OF OUR ISLAND WITH THE 70% THAT IS CONTAINED WITHIN THE PERIOD IS ONE ITEM.

I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THERE WAS A LOT OF DISCUSSION AT THE LAST AT THE FEBRUARY 4TH COUNCIL MEETING ABOUT CAN YOU CUT YOUR GRASS YOUR YOUR YOUR OWN PROPERTY ON A SUNDAY? THE ANSWER IS YES CAN CUT YOUR GRASS ON A SUNDAY. THIS ORDINANCE DOES THAT THESE MEMBERS DO NOT CHANGE THAT WHAT IT SAYS IS NONCOMMERCIAL WHICH IS IF YOU WANT TO CUT YOUR OWN GRASS IT'S ON YOUR EAR. YOU CONDUCT THAT SEVEN DAYS A WEEK DURING DAYTIME AND DAYTIME OF 7 A.M. TO 10 P.M.. YOU'RE NOT CHANGING SO THANK YOU.

WE HAVE A MOTION MEMO MR. ALFORD WE HAVE A SECOND SET IN FROM COUNSEL AND ANYBODY UP TO SPEAK ON THIS I HAVE ONE. PETER CHRISTIAN OKAY, THANK YOU.

SEE NONE. WE HAVE A CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND 17 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER FOUR NOISE CONTROL ADD ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CONSTRUCTION HOURS FOR THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA AND PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY AND AN EFFECTIVE DATE. SO SECOND READING ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY RAISING

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[9.a. Consideration of an Ordinance Authorizing the Execution and Delivery of a Long-Term Lease between the Town and the Sandalwood Community Food Pantry of Town-Owned Property on Augusta Lane - First Reading - Shawn Colin, Assistant Town Manager]

WE WORKED WITH DR. NAT PEARSON TO WORK THROUGH ON HER AND FOR DESIGN TO DELIVER THE THAT SHE WANTS AN INVESTMENT OVER $1,000,000 AND IN THE COMMUNITY AND SHE'S RUNNING IT AS SHE RAN INTO SOME ISSUES ABOUT LENGTH OF THE LEASE AND ABILITY TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO INVEST INTO A FACILITY SO A REQUEST TO TOWN COUNCIL TO CONSIDER WHILE SELLING THE PROPERTY ONE OR EXTENDING THE LEASE TERM THE PREFERENCE FROM TOWN COUNCIL WAS TO EXTEND THE LEASE.

WHAT WE PREPARED FOR AND HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY IS AN AMENDED REQUIRES TWO READINGS OF AN ORDINANCE BECAUSE IT BASICALLY REPLACED THE OLD LEASE.

THE ONLY CHANGES THE INITIAL TERM IS EXTENDED FROM 15 YEARS TO 40 YEARS OR TWO FIVE YEAR EXTENSIONS INCLUDED JUST LIKE THE PREVIOUSLY BUT HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY MORE QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME OR ANYONE WHO WANTS TO I CAN SHOW SOMEONE WHERE IT'S GOING TO BE LOCATED.

WE HAVE A MOTION ON ANY DISCUSSION. MY RESERVATIONS ARE THE SAME AS THEY WERE WHEN WE INITIALLY DISCUSS THIS AS A LEASE OPTION I GUESS LAST YEAR.

AND THEN THE SECOND PIECE THAT I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IS THE UM I DON'T WANT TO USE THE WORD BUT WHY WHY SANDALWOOD AND NOT ANY OTHER NONPROFIT COMING FORWARD THE LAND'S LONG STANDING APPROACH TO THIS BY THE COUNCILS OF THE PAST HAS BEEN TO NOT ENGAGE IN THIS TYPE OF LEASE WITH ONE NONPROFIT OVER ANOTHER AND I THINK THAT WE ARE SETTING A ABOUT STANDARD FOR THE FUTURE AND SO I CAN'T SUPPORT I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS LEASE BECAUSE OF THOSE REASONS WHILE SANDALWOOD GREAT WORK AND I APPRECIATE ALL OF THE EFFORTS AND RESPECT TO EVERYONE INVOLVED THERE ARE TWO SERIOUS CONCERNS THAT I HAVE WITH REGARD TO FUTURE AND BECAUSE OF THAT I'M GOING TO STAND FIRM AND TRY TO PROTECT THE FUTURE AS MUCH AS I CAN.

THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT.

ANYBODY SIGN UP TO SPEAK ON THIS? KIM NO, SIR.

NO, SIR. ALL RIGHT, SO WE'LL BRING BACK FOR A VOTE TO EXTEND THE LEASE TO TO 40 YEARS WITH TWO FIVE YEAR TERMS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE

[10. Public Comment - Non Agenda Items]

YOU HAVE ANY MATERIALS YOU'D LIKE TO GIVE THE TOWN COUNCIL? PLEASE GIVE THEM TO THE TOWN AFTER YOU'RE FINISHED SPEAKING KIM TO HAVE ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TO WE DO WE HAVE SEVERAL TYLER RICE GOOD AFTERNOON MAYOR COUNCIL AND TOWN MANAGER MY NAME IS TYLER RICE I'M A SENIOR COMMUNICATIONS MAJOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BEAUFORT.

THIS SEMESTER I'M INTERNING WITH THE HILTON HEAD ISLAND BLUFFTON OF COMMERCE.

I'VE BEEN TASKED WITH ASSISTING ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR NEW JOBS WEBSITE LOWCOUNTRY JOBS NOW THAT WORK WHICH WE HOPE WILL ADDRESS THE WORKFORCE SHORTAGE IN OUR REGION OUR GOAL IS TO EXPAND THE POTENTIAL LOCAL WORKFORCE FOR OUR REGION AND TO THAT WE'VE COLLABORATED WITH LOCAL INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS THE REGION TO DEVELOP SIX UNIQUE WORKFORCE CATEGORIES FOR BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO CONSIDER. NUMBER ONE IS HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIPS. WE COLLABORATED WITH OUR SIX LOCAL HIGH SCHOOLS TO DEVELOP INFORMATION AND INSIGHTS FOR ENHANCING AND EXPANDING HIGH SCHOOL INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

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WE PARTNER WITH LOCAL COLLEGES FOR SIMILAR EFFORTS FOCUSING ON DEVELOPING ON DEVELOPMENT OF AND ADVANCEMENT OF COLLEGE INTERNSHIPS WITH LOCAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

THREE IS TRADE APPRENTICESHIPS WE'VE PARTNERED WITH FILL AN APPRENTICESHIP CAROLINA TO HELP PROMOTE APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE TRADE INDUSTRIES THROUGHOUT THE REGION. NUMBER FOUR IS TRANSITIONING MILITARY.

THIS IS A KEY FOCUS OF OURS. WE ARE HOPING TO HELP OUR VETERANS HAVE A SEAMLESS TRANSITION THEIR CIVILIAN CAREERS. AND TO DO THIS WE'VE COLLABORATED WITH COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPS AND THE U.S. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FOUNDATION OUR HEROES ON THIS INITIATIVE. NUMBER FIVE IS DIVERSE ABILITIES AND AN EFFORT TO CREATE MEANINGFUL OPPORTUNITIES THOSE WITH DIVERSE ABILITIES.

WE'VE PARTNERED WITH THE COUNTY DISABILITIES. AND FINALLY NUMBER SIX IS ENCORE CAREERS. WE'RE WITH A NUMBER OF ORGANIZATIONS TO HELP INSPIRE OUR RETIRED POPULATION RETURN TO THE WORKFORCE, ADDING INVALUABLE EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTIZE LOCAL BUSINESSES. WHILE THESE SIX JOB FORCE CATEGORIES ARE MAIN 14, THERE'S A JOB FOR ALMOST EVERY INDUSTRY AND IF NOT YET WE ARE HOPING THERE WILL BE FROM STUDENTS FROM CIVIL ENGINEERING AGE FACT TECHNICIANS AND HORTICULTURALISTS AND MANY OTHERS. LOWCOUNTRY NOW IS WIDELY EQUIPPED TO HELP BOTH COMPANIES AND JOB NAVIGATE THE JOB MARKET. THE LOWCOUNTRY JOBS NOW PROJECT IN JULY OF 2024 AND SINCE HAS ALREADY AMASSED OVER HUNDRED JOB POSTINGS AND GROWING LOCAL AND GROWING EMPLOYMENT CONNECTIONS. WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO EXPLORE THE PLATFORM AND I WELCOME YOUR FEEDBACK. THANK YOU MS. RICE IT'S SKIP HOAGLAND. SKIP HOAGLAND, YOU'RE IN VIOLATION.

THE CHAMBER USED FOR YOU ALSO WAS PUBLIC COMMENT LAST NOT FIRST DISRESPECT FIRST HOW MANY THINGS HAVE THE LEGAL MAYBE THEY SHOULD BE PAID MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO PROMOTE TOURISM WHEN TECHNOLOGY LOCALS SEARCH FACEBOOK AND ALL SOCIAL MEDIA DOES WORK FOR FREE.

EXAMPLE WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU BOOKED HOTEL ROOMS ON THE CHAMBER DEMO WEBSITE OR USE CONTENT AS MAGAZINE FOR YOUR TRAVEL PLANS? THE ANSWER IS NEVER.

A CHAMBER OF COMMERCE IS SIMPLY AN RC SEX NONPROFIT PLAYING ITS ONLY LEGITIMATE FUNCTION IS TO PROMOTE ITS PRIVATE MEMBERS LIKE ELECTRICIANS, BEAUTY SALONS ETC. WE WANT TO PUT CHAMBERS OUT OF BUSINESS. WE WANT THEM TO OPERATE LEGALLY AND PROPERLY NATIONAL GOLD STANDARDS A CHAMBER THIS CHAMBER USED OUR TAX FUNDS TO GENERATE MILLIONS IN ILLEGAL ADVERTISING PROFITS AND PAID NO TAXES. THEY ALSO HAVE NO TOWN BUSINESS LICENSE AND THEIR WEBSITE SHOULD BE OWNED BY THE TOWN NOT THE CHAMBER.

THIS IS BLATANTLY UNFAIR COMPETITION AGAINST LOCAL MEDIA AND SELL ADVERTISE LEGITIMATELY AND PAY THEIR LOCAL TAXES NOW FULLY CONFIRMED BY SENATOR DAVIS FROM THE IRS THE SOUTH CAROLINA TAX CODE IS IS DRAFTED ILLEGALLY AND VIOLATES LAW BECAUSE IT FORCES LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO USE THE NONPROFIT CHAMBER CVB AS A DMO RATHER THAN HIRE THE FOR PROFIT MEDIA IS LIKE AD AGENCIES NEWSPAPERS TERMS THAT SPECIALIZE IN PROMOTING TOURISM. THIS WHY OUR STATE IS IN BIG TROUBLE WHY YOU'RE IN BIG TROUBLE ALLOWING MILLIONS OUR TAX MONEY TO BE ILLEGALLY ISSUED TO THIS PHONY BALONEY THIEVES WHO SPEND PROFITS LAVISHLY ON THEMSELVES THEIR CRONIES IN BILL MILES 600 600,000 SALARY. HERE WITH US TODAY, OUR GUEST WILL SOON CONTACT YOU 50 STATES AND 2000 CITY MAYORS AND THE CHAMBERS AND WILL BE HELD LIABLE TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND LOCAL TAXPAYERS BECAUSE THEY KNOWINGLY ISSUED TAX FUNDS TO THESE CHAMBERS ILLEGALLY. ALSO TAX OF TAX FUNDING TO PRIVATE NONPROFITS VIOLATES CONSTITUTIONAL LAW USING TAX FUNDS FOR PRIVATE USE AND PROFITS IS NOT FOR THE PUBLIC PUBLIC GOOD REASON AND BENEFIT . WE ARE SEEKING A DODGE FBI, IRS FORENSIC AUDITS TO PROVE MANY OTHER STATE AND FEDERAL VIOLATIONS AND CRIMES INCLUDING FRAUD BY THE THREE NATIONAL CHAMBER AND CDC ASSOCIATIONS THE U.S. CHAMBER, ICC AND DMV DEA ARE ASSISTING BILLIONS IN TAX EVASION TO THE IRS THEIR MEMBERS.

WE ARE ALSO SEEKING DODGE AUDITS NATIONWIDE ON BILLIONS OF ACCOMMODATION AND HOSPITALITY TAX FUNDS THAT HAVE DISAPPEARED AND NOT ACCOUNTED FOR.

THERE'S HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS IN SOUTH CAROLINA DISAPPEARED. WE NEED TO START WITH HILTON HEAD AS OUR LABORATORY TEST AND MR. PERRY, YOU AND MR. AND MR. COLTRANE COMMITTED TO BUILD MILES TO HIDE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS YOU NEED TO BE REMOVED FROM OFFICE AND THIS IS GOING TO NEED TO BE FBI INVESTIGATE THIS CHAMBER FUNDING IS OVER THE IRS IS GOING TO MAKE YOU THANK YOU MR. HUMBLE THAT COMES UP CHRISTOPHER FLANDERS GOOD

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I'M A GRATEFUL RECOVERING THAT WILL CELEBRATE TEN YEARS OF SOBRIETY IN AUGUST I'M SPEAKING UP FOR THOSE SUFFERING IN SILENCE. I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE SUPPORT OF FAMILY BUT NOT EVERYONE HAS THAT. IT TOOK ME TEN TRIPS TO BEAUFORT COUNTY DETENTION CENTER TO LEARN I HAD A PROBLEM IN THESE LAST TEN YEARS I HAVE LOST OVER THREE DOZEN FRIENDS FROM MY GRADUATING CLASS TO ADDICTION ALREADY THIS ALONE I'VE HAD OVER 100 PEOPLE LOCAL PEOPLE REACH OUT TO AND ASK HOW TO GET THEM TO TREATMENT.

WE HAVE HAD ONE OPTION HERE BUT NONE OF THESE PEOPLE HAVE INSURANCE OR THE EXTRA $10,000 TO GET INTO THE LOCAL INPATIENT AND SOMEONE WILLING TO GET HELP FOR THEIR ADDICTION.

YOU ONLY HAVE A SMALL WINDOW TO THEM TO TREATMENT. IF THAT WINDOW CLOSES YOU MAY NEVER SEE THEM AGAIN OR YOU WILL BE AT THEIR FUNERAL. OUR STREETS ARE FLOODED WITH ILLICIT AND ZERO OPTIONS FOR DETOX. YOU CANNOT GO TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL TO DETOX CLOSE THIS ONE IS CHARLESTON ARRANGING RIDES TO GET THESE PEOPLE THERE IS HARD ENOUGH UNHEALED PARENTS ARE A CHILD'S FIRST ENEMY AND WITHOUT RECOVERY OPTIONS OUR YOUTH WILL. I'M WITNESSING IT FIRSTHAND WITH ALL THE MOMMAS ASKING ME TO HELP THEM WITH THEIR KIDS. I HAVE FOUND THE ANSWER TO ADDICTION AND RECENTLY A NATIONAL AMBASSADOR FOR A CHRIST BASED RECOVERY PROGRAM CALLED RECOVERY ALIVE ESSENTIAL CHURCH HAS A SIMILAR BUT WE NEED MORE WE NEED TO KEEP THIS RELEVANT FAT AND ALL IS THE LEADING CAUSE FOR DEATH FROM AGES 18 TO 45 1500 AMERICANS A WEEK LOSE THEIR LIFE TO ADDICTION. EVERYONE ON THIS EARTH CAN BENEFIT FROM RECOVERY AND WE NEED HEALING. WE ALL NEED HEALING. WE NEED TO END THIS STIGMA AND DO BETTER AS A COMMUNITY. BE PREPARED FOR OUR YOUTH JUST ALONE.

YESTERDAY I HAD TO TELL DIFFERENT LOCAL PEOPLE I COULDN'T HELP THEM BECAUSE WE HAVE NO OPTIONS. I PRAY I SEE THEM AGAIN. THANK YOU, MS. LANDERS.

WHEN GREELEY GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M LYNN GREELEY. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A BEFORE THE TIME STARTS I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU A PLAY FOR SKIP HOLD ON TO READ MINE I'M SORRY WE DO NOT ACCEPT POWER OF ATTORNEY AND OF YOU CAN SEE HERE A LAW THAT SAYS SAYS THAT YOU WHAT IS THE STATE YOU'RE USING LAW OR JUDGE ALL GOOD THAT IT WAS LEGAL BUT BUT I'M SORRY YOU'RE LIKE YOUR TAKE YOUR COMMENT OKAY I WILL GO AHEAD AND DO IT FIRST I AM ASKING THIS COUNCIL TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF DOING AN INDEPENDENT FORENSIC AUDIT ON OUR ANNUAL BUDGET.

AND YOU'RE AN AUDIT THIS HIRING CANNOT BE CONNECTED TO A TOWN MANAGER LAWYERS MAYOR WHO HAVE ALL BEEN ACCUSED OF EITHER UNETHICAL OR CRIMINAL MISCONDUCT.

INSTEAD I SUGGEST WE PUT THE WOMAN ON THIS COUNCIL IN CHARGE FINDING THE HIRING THIS DODGE TYPE FORENSIC AUDIT FIRMS TAMARA BECKER, PATTY BRUNSON AND BRUNSON MELINDA TURNER MAY I ALSO RECOMMEND A FIRM FROM CHARLESTON AND CALLED THE QUIT GROUP COMPOSED OF FORMER FBI FORENSIC AUDIT EXPERTS WE DO NOT HAVE THIS TALENT LOCALLY AND THIS WOULD ASSURE A TOTALLY INDEPENDENT REVIEW FURTHER I SUGGEST THESE COUNCIL WOMAN BE IN CHARGE OF SETTING UP A FORENSIC AUDIT COMMITTEE FEC MADE UP OF FIVE LOCAL RETIRED VOLUNTEER CPAS.

I PROPOSE MELINDA TURNER AS CHAIRWOMAN AS I UNDERSTAND SHE IS A COUNT HAS ACCOUNTING KNOWLEDGE. ALL OF THE TOWN ACCOUNTING WOULD BE AVAILABLE TO ALL TAXPAYER IS UNDER THE YEAR FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT. FROM THIS DAY FORWARD THIS COMMITTEE WOULD BE IN CHARGE OF ASSURING OFTEN THESE CONTRACTS AND LEGAL FEES ARE PROPERLY SPENT AND ACCOUNTED FOR. WE NOW HAVE FULLY PROVEN THE SCA TAX CODE IS DRAFTED EAGERLY ILLEGALLY AND IS IN VIOLATION OF FEDERAL TAX LAW.

HIGHER DEMAND CANNOT BE AN IRS 501C6 NONPROFIT CHAMBER CVB WE MUST BE AN AD AGENCY LOCAL MEDIA NEWSPAPER TOURIST MAGAZINE ETC. SENATOR SENATOR TOM DAVIS IRS AND AG CAN CONFIRM MAYOR PERRY'S COMMENTS ABOUT HIS ROLE IN REVIEWING THE CHAMBER'S FINANCES AND LAWYER COLTRANE'S ILLEGAL FRAUDULENT CHAMBER CONTRACT AND MARK ORLANDO'S ILLEGAL ACTIONS FOR CHAMBER IS ALL REASON ENOUGH AND IMAGINE WHAT WE DON'T THE FEC COMMITTEE WILL END THIS PERIOD WHEN HOW HE FEELS ABOUT THE HILTON HEAD BLUFFTON CHAMBER OF COMMERCE USING 2.5 MILLION IN ANNUAL TAX DOLLARS WITHOUT HAVING TO SHOW INVOICES OR RECEIPTS.

PERRY SAID HE WAS OKAY WITH HOW THE CHAMBER WAS OPERATING AND DIDN'T SEE A NEED FOR PUSHING FOR FURTHER TRANSPARENCY LIKE MAYOR DAVID BENNETT DID, HE SAID HE DIDN'T FEEL A NEED TO

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ANYBODY ELSE? KIM TERRY HALL. GOOD EVENING, MAYOR, TOWN MANAGER AND COUNSEL. WELCOME TO THOSE OF YOU NEW TO THE COUNCIL.

SO MY NAME IS TERRY HALL 17 BAY PINES DRIVE IT'S BEEN 211 DAYS SINCE MY OWN FLOOD HIT FOR THE THIRD TIME IN EIGHT YEARS DUE TO THE LACK OF PROPER STORMWATER MANAGEMENT.

NOW TOMORROW WILL BE EXACTLY SEVEN MONTHS WITHIN THE SEVEN MONTHS I'VE SEEN AN ENTIRE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT OFF A LEG OF MOUNTAIN ROAD ARRIVE FROM A STACK OF TREES CUT DOWN LAND AND NOW WE'VE GOT ABOUT 1618 STRUCTURES STANDING IN THERE. SO ALL WHILE I'M STILL ON THE SIDELINE HERE AWAITING APPROVAL TO BEGIN DEMOLITION AND CONSTRUCTION ON MY PROPERTY THE SCOPE OF MY WORK HAS ALREADY BEEN CLEARLY AND APPROVED WITHIN THE APPLICATION PROCESS FOR THE FEMA ELEVATION GRANT WHICH I HAVE BEEN OFFICIALLY AWARDED FOR MY PROPERTY.

SO ON JANUARY 24TH I WAS NOTIFIED BY MR. SHAWN CALLING THAT SOUTH CAROLINA DNR WAS HOPING TO HAVE A FINAL CONTRACT FOR THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD TO REVIEW NEXT WEEK.

WELL THE 31ST OF JANUARY WAS EXACTLY ONE WEEK FROM THEN AND WE STILL HAVE HAD NO WORK.

SO MY QUESTION HAVE WE RECEIVED THIS CONTRACT YET AND AS ASSISTANT TOWN MANAGER SHAWN COLLIN HAS BEEN MY MOST RECENT POINT OF CONTACT I ASK THAT WE INCREASE OUR INQUIRIES AND UPDATES AND WILL YOU PLEASE BE MY SQUEAKY WHEEL IN THIS MATTER BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE. AND IN CONCLUSION I JUST WANT TO INVITE YOU.

BEAUFORT COUNTY COUNCILMAN TOM RITZ IS GOING TO HOST ANOTHER COMMUNITY MEETING OVER THERE WITH THE VIEW FROM COUNTY OFFICIALS AT PROPERTY AT BAY PINES 17 DRIVE AT 2 P.M.

TOMORROW WE'LL START THAT AND YOU KNOW I'D KIND OF REALLY TO SEE THIS COLLABORATION YOU GUYS WORKING TOGETHER AND RESOLVE THIS SITUATION SO I'D LIKE TO PERSONALLY INVITE YOU GO TO COME JOIN US THERE AND OUTSIDE OF THAT. HAVE A GREAT DAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. HALL TOM RITZ. YEAH, THANK YOU.

LEFT CHESTER WILLIAMS AMBER KOON HELLO AGAIN. AMBER KOON TOWN MANAGER AND COUNSEL MAYOR I AM HERE BECAUSE I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR 3 MINUTES.

I DON'T WANT TO TELL YOU WHY IT'S SO VALUABLE TO ME. IN 2016 I CONTACTED MY FIRST COUNCILWOMAN ABOUT AN ISSUE ON THE BEACH. IT WAS LIGHTING ORDINANCE REVISING IT. I WAS 40 NESTS LOTS OF HATCHLINGS TO THE LIGHTS AND A PERSON WHO MANAGES ANOTHER NONPROFIT TOWN AFFILIATED MADE IT SO THAT I HAD TO SIGN AN APOLOGY HANDWRITTEN TO THE TOWN COUNCIL THAT I WOULD NEVER APPROACH THEM AGAIN.

WE'VE COME A LONG WAY IN FIVE YEARS LATER THAT ORDINANCE WAS REVISED AND I'M HERE TO TELL YOU THAT I APPRECIATE BEING ABLE TO SPEAK YOU. 3 MINUTES IS NOT ENOUGH SO.

WE HAVE A LOT OF HISTORY AND YOU'VE SEEN THAT I CAN BRING IT FORWARD AND I HAVE A NEED THAT YOU KNOW ABOUT. I NEED THE TOOLS TO MOVE FORWARD TO TAMRA'S AND THE SPEAKER'S POINT TO MAKE IT A WORLD CLASS SITUATION ON THE BEACH SEA TURTLES CONSERVATION I BELIEVE TWO PARKING LOTS IS NOT GOING TO SPEAK TO THAT. I ALSO WANTED TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT A FAMILY FOUNDATION APPROACHED THIS WEEK THAT WANTS TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS BUT WILL DONATE OVER $1,000,000 TO RENOVATE THAT BUILDING THAT BUILDING NOT ANOTHER ONE THAT'S MORE MONEY THAN I'VE EVER ASKED YOU FOR IN ALL OF THESE YEARS AND IT'S SUCH A BLESSING I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE YOU IN EXECUTIVE SESSION IF YOU'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT PROPERTIES TO CONSIDER THAT THE WHOLE RENOVATION IS PAID FOR ALSO TO MISS PACKER'S POINT BELIEVE IT NEEDS TO BE A POLICY FOR PEOPLE WHO INHABIT OR NONPROFITS THAT INHABIT TOWN PROPERTIES.

I KNOW THAT THE ONE THAT WAS BROUGHT UP IS APPLYING FOR TOWN AFFILIATED STATUS MIGHT BE A REAL EASY WAY TO PUT INTO A POLICY THAT TOWN AFFILIATED STATUS IS AS A PART OF THAT NOT SURE BUT REGARDLESS JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I CAN MAKE IT HAPPEN WITH THE MARINE SCIENCE

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WHILE I UNDERSTAND THE INTENT WAS TO CREATE AND TO ENSURE MEETINGS ARE NOT DISRUPTED IT IS INSTEAD CREATED A BARRIER TOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS ARE FLUID ITEMS DISCUSSED AMENDMENTS ARE MADE AND SOMETIMES WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA AT THE START OF THE MEETING IS NOT THE SAME ISSUE AT THE TIME THE VOTE IS TAKEN. THIS LEAVES GAPS IN EXPERTIZE AND COMMUNITY INPUT BECAUSE THE CURRENT POLICY IF YOU DIDN'T SIGN UP AHEAD OF TIME ON ISSUE AT ANY TIME YOUR VOICE ISN'T HEARD NO MATTER HOW RELEVANT OR IMPORTANT YOUR PERSPECTIVE MAYBE.

I ATTENDED MY FIRST TOWN COUNCIL MEETING IN DECEMBER OF 2001 24 YEARS AGO I WAS IN MY EARLY TWENTIES. I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT FOR JUST SIX MONTHS FRESH OFF THE PLANE FROM HAWAII I CAME TO THAT MEETING NOT KNOWING WHAT TO EXPECT.

I JUST WANTED TO BE INFORMED ABOUT A REZONING OF WHAT IS NOW A HONEY HAHN HOME TO COASTAL DISCOVERY MUSEUM BECAUSE OF THE LEADERSHIP OF THAT COUNCIL I LEFT THAT MEETING ENGAGED THEY ALLOWED FOR DIALOG AND DISCUSSION THROUGH THAT ENGAGEMENT I WAS THEN ABLE TO VOLUNTEER FOR THE TOWN ON VARIOUS COMMITTEES OVER A DECADE FINISHING AS CHAIR OF PARKS AND RECREATION FOR THREE YEARS WE CREATED THAT PARKS AND REC MASTER PLAN WHICH YOU ARE ALL NOW EXECUTING ENGAGEMENT REALLY MATTERS AND YOU KNOW ENGAGEMENT MATTERS BECAUSE COUNCILMAN FAA COMMITTEE AND COUNCILWOMAN BECKER'S PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE YOU BOTH ALLOW FOR OPEN COMMENTS WHILE STILL ADHERING TO A REASONABLE TIME FRAME. LOOK FOR DIVISIVENESS THIS PUBLIC COMMENT POLICY HAS BEEN PRACTICED LONG ENOUGH TO SEE ITS FLAWS. THERE'S GOOD PARTS ABOUT IT AND THE RESPONSE TO IT. I DO NOT BELIEVE COUNCIL'S INTENT WAS SHUT OUR VOICES WHAT I DO SEE IS FRUSTRATION FROM THOSE ON THIS SIDE WHO HAVE MORE TO SAY WHETHER IT'S INTENTIONAL OR NOT, THIS POLICY HAS A CHILLING EFFECT ON PUBLIC AND WE CAN DO BETTER.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. BREATH LINDA HERRINGTON.

[11. Executive Session]

AS SHOWN ON THE TOWN AGENDA ITEM 11 EXECUTIVE SESSION ITEMS A AND B WE HAVE A MOTION AND THEN WE'VE AND WE ARE OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION.

MR. BROWN DO WE HAVE ANY ACTIVITY COMING OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION? NO, SIR. ALL RIGHT. HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE HAVE A RAISING RIGHT HAND. WE ARE ADJOURNED

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