Mar 18, 2025 Hilton Head Town Council

[1. Call to Order]

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. GOOD AFTERNOON. I WOULD LIKE TO CALL THIS TOWN COUNCIL MEETING OF TUESDAY MARCH 18TH, 2025 TO ORDER IF YOU WILL STAND AND JOIN IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE REALLY IMPA SUBSIDIARY OF A STRONG IF YOU WILL CONTINUE STANDING AS HAVE THE INVOCATION TODAY FROM PASTOR JEFF NORTH OF HEAD LUTHERAN CHURCH JUST A WORD OF THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE IT'S GREATLY APPRECIATED BY MY WIFE, MYSELF AND BY SO MANY OTHERS. MAYBE THAT DON'T REALIZE. AND THAT THANK YOU EXTENDS TO ALL OF ALL THAT ARE HERE AND THOSE THAT ARE WORKING BEHIND THE SCENES.

THANK YOU. A READING FROM PSALM 112 PRAISE THE LORD BLESSED THE ONE WHO FEARS THE LORD WHO GREATLY DELIGHTS IN HIS COMMANDMENT. IT IS WELL WITH THE ONE WHO DEALS GENEROUSLY AND LANDS WHO CONDUCTS HIS AFFAIRS WITH JUSTICE.

WE PRAY ETERNAL LORD RULER OF ALL GRACIOUSLY REGARD THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN SAID POSITIONS OF AUTHORITY AMONG US AND GUIDED BY YOUR SPIRIT AND PRESENCE.

THEY MAY BE HIGH IN PURPOSE WISE AND COUNSEL, FIRM IN GOOD RESOLUTION AND UNWAVERING IN DUTY THAT UNDER THEM WE MAY GOVERNED QUIETLY AND PEACEABLY AND WE PRAY FOR THEIR FAMILIES THAT YOU WOULD PROVIDE PROTECTION AS WELL AS THE NEEDS WHICH KNOW AND THOSE WE DON'T.

WE COME BEFORE YOU AND YOUR PRECIOUS. AMEN.

AMEN. THANK YOU, PASTOR. MR. ORLANDO, DO WE HAVE ANY

[4. Adoption of the Agenda]

CAN I HAVE A MOTION ADOPT THE AGENDA ON THE SECOND OF FIRST AND SECOND.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND.

[5. Approval of the Minutes]

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? NO, MA'AM. SECOND, THE FIRST AND THE SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR EARNING FIRST OF ALL AS A FAVOR SIGNIFY BY RAISING RIGHT HAND 7 TO 0. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UP NEXT WE WILL HAVE MR.

[6. Presentations and Recognitions]

AFTERNOON, MAYOR. COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. A COUPLE OF THINGS TO REPORT ON TODAY.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, A SPECIAL THANK TO CHIEF BLANKENSHIP AND HIS TEAM.

ON WEDNESDAY FIFTH FIRE RESCUE DEPLOYED ENGINE COMPANY FORWARD AN ENGINE COMPANY WITH FOUR PERSONNEL EXCUSE ME A BRUSH WITH TWO PERSONNEL AND A BATTALION CHIEF AS PART OF THE REGIONAL WILDLAND TASK FORCE TO ASSIST ORI COUNTY FIRE RESCUE WITH CAROLINA FOREST WILDFIRE.

OUR CREWS UNDER OUR UNDER THE SOUTH CAROLINA FIREFIGHTER MOBILIZATION AGREEMENT RETURNED HOME AFTER COMPLETING 96 HOURS OF DEPLOYMENT WHERE THEY WORKED FOR HOURS ON END, FOR HOURS OFF, FOR FOUR DAYS STRAIGHT. SO OVER 30 DEPARTMENTS PROVIDED OVER 200 APPARATUS AND 400 PERSONNEL ACROSS THE STATE. AND WE'RE VERY PROUD OF CHIEF AND HIS TEAM FOR BEING PART OF THAT. AND SO OUR REGION WAS ABLE TO MOBILIZE APPARATUS AND PERSONNEL FROM EVERY COUNTY IN THE REGION TO ASSIST. SO CHIEF TATE TO YOUR TEAM.

THANK YOU. YEAH, HOW ABOUT THAT? A COUPLE OF PROMOTIONS INTERNAL PROMOTIONS THAT WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT KELLY YOU SEE GHI WAS PROMOTED A STORMWATER OPERATIONS MANAGER AND THIS IS AS JEFF METZINGER PROMOTED TO ENGINEERING DIRECTOR IT CREATED SOME SPACE AND TERESA WAS PROMOTED TO REALLY DIVISION LEAD FOR ALL TRAFFIC.

SO THANK YOU TO BOTH BOTH OF THEM COUPLE OF THINGS TO LET YOU KNOW YOU MIGHT SEE SOME WORK GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY WE ARE SPRUCING UP OUR I WOULD SAY SPRING CLEANING WE ARE GETTING READY FOR THE SEASON OUR FACILITY DIRECTOR DERRICK COKE SOME HIS ENTIRE TEAM ALONG WITH SHAUN LEININGER HAVE HAVE WHAT I WOULD SAY STARTED TO NOTICE THE DETAILS A LOT BETTER THIS YEAR THAN THAN IN PAST AND SO SOME MORE WORK THAT YOU'LL SEE GOING ON AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS MAYOR AND COUNCIL I'LL BE HAPPY SHARE THEM WITH YOU, SHARE SOME ANSWERS WITH YOU. BUT THE STONEY OAKS AREA LANDSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE

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WE WERE WAITING TO SEE IF THAT LANDSCAPING WAS GOING TO COME BACK AFTER THE FREEZE AND IT DID AND SO WE'RE GOING TO MAKE SOME ENHANCEMENTS THERE WORK WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND AND WITH SEA PINES ON THAT AND THEN MATHEWS DRIVE BEACH CITY CIRCLE LANDSCAPING SOME MORE COMPLETION THERE BY APRIL 8TH OUR OUR BIG PROJECT WILLIAM HILTON PARKWAY THREE DILLON TWO BEACH CITY ROAD IS INCHING ALONG I'LL ADMIT THAT I WANT TO SEE IT MOVE FASTER SEAN LINNEGAR AND I HAD THAT CONVERSATION THIS MORNING HOWEVER AS CONTRACTOR AND EQUIPMENT AND AVAILABILITY SIGNS SEEM TO BE IN PLANS IN PLACE DOTTIE ENCROACHMENT PERMANENT PLACE LANDSCAPING ALMOST IN A STEPS ARE CONCRETE STRIPING BOLLARDS AND SOME SIGNING SIGNAGE I SHOULD SAY SO EXCUSE ME.

SO A LOT OF GOOD WORK GOING A LOT AT ONCE AND I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT.

THAT CONCLUDES MY REPORT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

NEXT I WILL PRESENT A PROCLAMATION FOR DISABILITIES AWARENESS MONTH.

WE HAVE KAITLYN STIRRUP CAMEO CHAIR OF THE COUNTY DISABILITIES AND NEEDS ADVISORY BOARD. COME DOWN 0:00 ON THE WAY AND SEE IT.

THANKS FOR BEING HERE. ALL RIGHT. THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND DISABILITIES WHERE AWARENESS MONTH PROCLAMATION WHEREAS INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES THEIR FAMILIES, FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS AND COWORKERS ENCOURAGE EVERYONE FOCUS ON THE ABILITIES OF ALL PEOPLE AND. WHEREAS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO INCREASE THEIR AWARENESS IS THROUGH EVERYONE'S ACTIVE PARTICIPATION AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND THE OPENNESS TO LEARN AND ACKNOWLEDGE IT EACH INDIVIDUAL'S CONTRIBUTIONS AND WHEREAS OPPORTUNITY FOR CITIZENS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO FUNCTION INDEPENDENTLY AND PRODUCTIVELY AS POSSIBLE MUST BE FOSTERED IN OUR COMMUNITY AND.

WHEREAS, WE ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO SUPPORT OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES IN OUR COMMUNITY THAT INCLUDE FULL ACCESS TO EDUCATION, HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. NOW THEREFORE I ALAN MAYOR OF THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA DO HEREBY PROCLAIM THIS MARCH OF THIS MONTH OF MARCH 2025 AS DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AWARENESS MONTH IN THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND AND ENCOURAGE OUR CITIZENS TO WORK TOGETHER TO PROMOTE INCREASED OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE DISABILITIES TO RECOGNIZE THERE ARE MANY CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO OUR COMMUNITY AND TO HONOR THE DEDICATION OF THE CAREGIVERS WHO BRING SUPPORT AND HOPE TO THEIR FELLOW CITIZENS AND TESTIMONY WHEREOF I HERE ON TO SET MY HAND AND CALLS THE SEAL OF THE TOWN OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND TO BE TO BE AFFIXED THIS 18TH DAY OF MARCH IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 2025 CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR ALL WHAT YOU I DON'T KNOW IF WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS OKAY COOL THING HELLO MAYOR COUNCILMAN COUNCILMEMBERS, TOWN MANAGER AND CITIZENS MY NAME IS GALEN STIRK BOW I AM THE CHAIR OF THE DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL AND COUNTY DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS DEPARTMENT'S ADVISORY BOARD. WHAT I WANT I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR THIS PROCLAMATION. IT REALLY MEANS A LOT TO BE ABLE TO BRING AWARENESS TO DISABILITIES AND INDIVIDUALS THAT LIVE WITH THEM.

ONE OF THEM IS RIGHT HERE I HAVE WORKED IN I HAVE BENEFITED FROM DISABILITY SERVICES ALL THROUGH SCHOOL. I THEN WORKED MY FAMILY WORKED WITH INDIVIDUAL DISABILITIES IN OUR HOME CARETAKING THEM THEN FROM THERE I'VE WORKED IN DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS DOING THIS WORK MYSELF BOTH AS DIRECT SUPPORT AND OR DIRECT SERVICE AND ALSO CASE MANAGEMENT AND NOW I WORK IN AND I NOW I'M HERE IN AN ADVISORY AND WHAT I WANT TO SAY IS THAT THE HARD AND DEDICATION OF EVERY SINGLE EMPLOYEE OVER A COUNTY DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS IS IMMEASURABLE. HONESTLY THEY SUCH WONDERFUL WORK TO SUPPORT THE FOSTER THE INDEPENDENCE OF EVERY SINGLE INDIVIDUAL THAT THEY'RE WORKING WITH FROM WHEN THEY'RE DOING THINGS FOR EARLY THEN SUPPORT WHILE THE SCHOOL SYSTEM SUPPORTING THEM AS THEY'RE

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IT'S STILL IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE EVERY SINGLE ONE AND THE FACT THAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING THIS TODAY IS WONDERFUL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND EVERYONE HAVE A WONDERFUL MARCH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU I IT SO DON'T THANK YOU THANK YOU FOR THAT THANKS WE WILL MOVE ON TO GENERAL REPORTS FROM TOWN COUNCIL.

[7. Reports from Members of Town Council]

YES, THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON TO EVERYONE AS SOME OF YOU MAY HAVE JOINED US AT OUR STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT A FEW WEEKS AGO, WE ARE STILL AWAITING A DEEPER CONVERSATION AROUND OUR PRIORITIES AND OUR STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE 3 TO 5 YEARS.

AT THIS POINT WE ARE STILL UNDER THE CURRENT STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WAS WE TALKED A BIT ABOUT OUR COMMITTEE STRUCTURE DURING THAT EVENT AND WE HAVE MADE THE CHANGE TO A THREE PERSON COMMITTEE VERSUS A FOUR PERSON COMMITTEE WHICH I THINK WE AGREED MADE A LOT OF SENSE BECAUSE FOUR PERSONS REPRESENT A QUORUM OF COUNCIL THAT WE DO NOT WANT.

WE ALSO MADE A COMMITMENT TO HAVE ALL COUNCIL PERSONS PARTICIPATE IN THOSE COMMITTEE MEETINGS SO THAT ALL I HEARD AT THE WORKING LEVEL I ALWAYS SAW VIEW THOSE COMMITTEE MEETINGS IS ENHANCED TO WORKSHOPS SO WE CAN TALK THROUGH THINGS AND GIVE STAFF VERY DIRECT INFORMATION AS TO WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE AS A FINISHED PRODUCT.

AND I JUST WANT TO FOCUS A LITTLE BIT ON FINISHED PRODUCT SO THAT THE COMMUNITY AND THE STAFF HAVE CONFIDENCE THAT IF THERE ARE ITEMS THAT ARE IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN OR OUR STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WILL LEAD TO POLICY DECISIONS MADE BY THIS THAT THE COMMITTEES ARE PLAYING A ROLE, PUTTING TOGETHER A PRODUCT THAT THE FULL COUNCIL WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE ON. AND IT IS NOT A IT'S NOT A VETO AT THE COMMITTEE LEVEL WE ARE TO WORK ISSUES AND BRING FORTH PRODUCT TO THE ENTIRE COUNCIL TO ULTIMATELY VOTE ON SO JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I SAY THAT OUT LOUD TO THE COMMUNITY. I'VE BEEN ASKED A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS A LOT OUR STAFF, OUR VOLUNTEERS THAT WORK ON INITIATIVES SUCH AS HOUSING THEY WANT THE CONFIDENCE TO KNOW THAT WHAT THEY PUT FORWARD ALTHOUGH WE MAY NOT AGREE ON IT WE WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A DECISION AT THE END OF THE DAY AS A FULL COUNCIL. SO THOSE ARE MY COMMENTS DURING GENERAL REPORT TO ME I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO SAY OUT LOUD TO THE COMMUNITY THAT WE MAY HAVE CHANGED THE STRUCTURE BUT THE OUTCOME IS STILL GOING TO BE THE SAME. I THINK OTHER GENERAL REPORTS I'M JUST A FOLLOW UP TO THAT REPORT THAT WAS AN AWFUL LOT TO HAVE LAID ON THE TABLE THOUGH I'M NOT SURE THAT THERE A COMPLETE CONSENSUS THAT THAT WAS A STEP FORWARD.

THE PROCESS WE'VE USED PREVIOUSLY DOES NOT CONSULT COINCIDE WITH THOSE STATEMENTS AND SO IF WE'RE WORKING UNDER BOTH POLICIES AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT SUCH TIME THAT THIS ENTIRE COUNCIL HAS HAD THAT DISCUSSION DISCUSSION AND MADE THOSE DECISIONS.

BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK. SO JUST ON ANOTHER NOTE, A QUICK REPORT OF THE HILTON HEAD INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION CONCLUDED LAST WITH AN

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ALSO THE HILTON HEAD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PERFORMED NIGHT THREE INCREDIBLE SYMPHONIES WITH THE THREE FINALIST YOU WON'T FIND A SPINE DISPLAY OF THAT KIND OF MUSIC ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD . IT REALLY WAS. IT MAKES US PROUD AS A SMALL COMMUNITY TO HAVE THAT KIND OF MUSIC IN OUR COMMUNITY. SO CONGRATULATIONS TO THE COMPETITION COMMITTEE, TO ALL THOSE WHO PERFORMED AND TO ALL THOSE MANY MANY VOLUNTEERS WHO WORKED HARD TO PUT THIS ON. WE SHOULD BE DOING ABSOLUTELY. MOSBACHER AND LIKE TO FOLLOW UP ON COUNCILWOMAN ROSEN'S COMMENTS I WAS IN ATTENDANCE WITH MY HUSBAND AND IT WAS AN INCREDIBLE EVENING AND I ALSO WANT TO GIVE YOU CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR INTRODUCTION TO THE EVENING. IT DID A PHENOMENAL JOB AND REPRESENTED OUR TOWN WELL AND.

IF YOU HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GO IN THE PAST PLEASE NEXT YEAR MAKE TIME IN YOUR SCHEDULE FOR EVEN ONE EVENING IT IS EVERYTHING YOU JUST HEARD AND MORE AND THANK YOU FOR WELCOMING EVERYBODY LAST NIGHT REAL QUICK. YOU KNOW UNFORTUNATELY ST PATRICK'S DAY PARADE WAS CANCELED. WHAT A TERRIBLE, TERRIBLE.

THAT COMMITTEE REALLY PUT IN A LOT OF WORK OVER THE YEAR TO CREATE A FUN DAY.

MOTHER NATURE HAS DIFFERENCE OF OPINION SOMETIMES. SO YOU KNOW, NEXT YEAR LOOK FOR THE 40TH 42ND YOU KNOW, PARADE BUT JUST A KUDOS TO THEM FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THEY PUT INTO IT AND I JUST THINK THEY NEED TO BE RECOGNIZED AS WELL. ON SATURDAY NIGHT THERE WERE SOME GREAT ORGANIZATIONS THAT WERE RECOGNIZED BY THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, SOME GREAT ORGANIZATIONS, SOME GREAT INDIVIDUALS THAT REALLY HELP MAKE THIS EVEN A GREATER COMMUNITY THAN WHAT IT COULD BE. SO JUST A KUDOS TO THEM AS WELL. SO NOW WE WILL MOVE ON TO INDIVIDUAL REPORTS.

MS. BECKER LOW LOW COUNTRY AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY I DO NOT HAVE A REPORT FROM LAST MONTH OUR NEXT MEETING IS APRIL 4TH AND I WILL REPORT BACK AFTER THAT.

OKAY WELL COUNTRY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS STATE OFFERED THE WHOLE COUNTRY COUNCIL REPRESENTING BEAUFORT CARLTON HAMPTON AND JASPER HAD A MEETING ON FEBRUARY 27TH AND WE ARE AT A TIME WHEN WE WERE TRANSITIONING SO I DIDN'T GET ALL THE MATERIALS BEFORE THE MEETING BUT THERE WERE TWO TWO THINGS THAT THEY REPORTED ON THAT WERE POSITIVE ONE OF WHICH IS THAT I-95 RECONSTRUCTION FROM THE GEORGIA LINE ACTUALLY WILL BE DONE THIS THIS YEAR.

AND THE SECOND THAT I THOUGHT WAS NICE TO HEAR WAS THAT ON AREA ROADS ARE AND BY THE PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES HAVE BEEN DECLINING ALL RIGHT BEFORE COUNTY AIRPORTS BOARD MUST HONOR PHASE ONE OH THAT'S LOUD PHASE ONE OF THE TERMINAL PROJECT IS ON TRACK TO BE COMPLETED NEXT SPRING THIS INCLUDES THE EXPANDED INTERIOR SPACE JET BRIDGES, ETC. THEY'RE LOOKING FOR FUNDING ON PHASE TWO OF THE TERMINAL PROJECT WHICH WILL INCLUDE RENOVATING AND EXPANDING THE CURRENT TERMINAL SPACE. JOHN RUMBOLD SAID REQUESTING $2 MILLION IN FUNDING TO SUPPORT ST JOHN'S CHURCHES RELOCATION BILL HERB HERBS WILL BE ADVOCATING FOR THIS IN THE HOUSE COMMERCIAL PASSENGER TOTALS ARE DOWN IN JANUARY -2.5% WHICH ISN'T BAD CONSIDERING THE AIRPORT HAD TO SHUT DOWN FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS TO SNOW AND FEBRUARY YEAR TO DATE HOWEVER IS DOWN 12.6% YEAR TO DATE AND BE LOOKING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO ORGANIZE A SITE TOUR FOR TOWN SO THAT YOU CAN SEE WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE TERMINAL RENOVATION AND AND SPACE. THANK YOU NEXT WE'LL GO ON TO THE SOUTHERN LOWCOUNTRY REGIONAL BOARD AND I'LL GO AHEAD AND TAKE ONE.

WE MET ON FEBRUARY 25TH AND ALICE HOWARD ALICE AND TAB TABACHNICK ALICE HOWARD CHAIRWOMAN HOWARD AND VICE-CHAIR TABACHNICK WE'RE GOING TO BE THERE.

MS. TAVERNER WAS THERE AND SHE TALKED ABOUT THEIR GOALS FOR THE COUNTY FOR 2025 GETTING OUT TO THE PUBLIC, HAVING MEETINGS WITH MUNICIPALITIES IN THEIR HOMETOWNS.

I THINK IT'S GREAT LEADERSHIP THAT THEY'RE PUTTING FORWARD AND COMMUNICATION TO MAKE

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JASPER COUNTY COUNCILMAN JOHN KEMP HE ALSO SPOKE IN REFERENCE TO THE SAME THING ABOUT HOW THEY'RE GOING TO GET OUT AND WORK MORE WITH WITH THE MUNICIPALITIES IN JASPER COUNTY THERE WAS A QUICK RECAP OF THE 2024 SALES TAX REFERENDUM CHALLENGES ISSUES WHAT MAY GO ON IN THE FUTURE BUT NO DECISIONS ARE YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY SELECTED DOESN'T MAKE ANY DECISIONS BUT JUST TO KIND OF A RECAP ON THAT AND THEN FUTURE DISCUSSIONS COMING FORWARD THEY'RE LOOKING AT WELL I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER WHAT IT IS NEXT WEEK THAT THEY'RE DOING PLASTIC BAN PLASTIC BAG AND IT'S COMING BACK AROUND FOR DISCUSSION.

I'M TALKING ABOUT SOME BOARD SUBCOMMITTEES TO MAKE CERTAIN THAT EVERYTHING IS BEING ADDRESSED APPROPRIATELY. SO THAT'S THAT FOR FOR SLOCOMBE NEXT WE WILL GO ON TO ISLAND RECREATIONAL ASSOCIATION MR. BROWN AS THE MAYOR 600 PLUS YOUTH SOCCER PLAYERS WILL TAKE THE FIELD THIS WEEK FOR THE FIRST GAMES OF THE SPRING SEASON.

THERE'S A NEW PROGRAM OF YOUTH RUGBY THAT HAS OVER 25 PLAYERS. THE SENIOR CENTER HAD A BUSY FEW MONTHS WITH CLASSES AND TRIPS. 50 PLUS MEMBERS CELEBRATED ST PATRICK'S DAY ON MONDAY. THE DOME OF THE POOL IS COMING DOWN THIS WEEK THIS YEAR DURING THE WINTER THE STAFF WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE SWIM LESSONS TO SECOND GRADE CLASSES AND EXPANDED SESSIONS. THE WATER BABIES PROGRAM ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO CHECK OUT THE REC REASONS REPORT WHICH IS POSTED ON THEIR WEBSITE.

THERE'S LOTS OF GREAT INFORMATION THERE AND FINALLY PLEASE JOIN WITH THIS SATURDAY 11 TO 5 IN CELEBRATION PARK. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU.

NEXT I'LL GO INTO BEAUFORT COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

WHEN WE CAME OUT OF EXECUTIVE SESSION WE DISCUSSED WHETHER TO PROCEED ON CERTAIN PURCHASES WITHIN BEAUFORT COUNTY TALKED ABOUT GRAND PROJECTS AND WHERE THEY WITH FUNDING SO WE APPROVED ROUGHLY FOUR DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS FOUR FOR CONTINUED FUNDING PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS WITH STONE WORKS BLACKWOOD DO DIFFERENT REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WERE APPROVED AND TO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE DEVELOPER FOR 72,000 SQUARE FEET SPEC BUILDING IN BEAUFORT COMMERCE PARK AN RFP FOR DUE DILIGENCE 372 ACRES IN WILL BRANCH QUICK DISCUSSION ON SPONSORSHIP COMMITTEES AND THEN THERE WAS ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PROJECT SALMON WHICH IS TO US CONDUCTOR OUT OF CALIFORNIA AND THEY MADE THEIR ANNOUNCEMENT IN HARTVILLE JASPER REPORTABLE BUSINESS PARK TO 300,000 SQUARE FEET THAT THEY'RE MOVING INTO BY THE END OF THIS YEAR BY THE END OF 28 THEY'LL BE INTO ANOTHER MILLION SQUARE FEET OF SPACE GENERATING ANYWHERE BETWEEN 400 AND 550 JOBS. AND I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT AND EXPAND THIS JUST A LITTLE BIT AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ECONOMIC THROUGHOUT BEAUFORT AND JASPER COUNTIES.

WE ALSO TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS TO US IN TERMS OF EMPLOYEES AND WHAT CHALLENGES WE ARE GOING TO FACE . I'VE BEEN HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH MAYOR WILLIAMS TO OUT WAYS THAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO ATTRACT SOME OF THESE BUSINESSES HEADQUARTERS AND OR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SITES OR OTHER ASPECTS THAT COULD HELD ON HILL HERE BECAUSE THOSE ARE THE HIGHER PAYING JOBS AND THEY MAY WISH TO LIVE HERE.

BUT THESE ARE SOME THINGS THAT I'VE ALSO ASKED TOWN MANAGER GRUBER IF HE MIGHT BE ABLE COME IN AND TALK TO US AND LET US KNOW WHAT THINGS ARE BEING FOR HARTSVILLE BECAUSE THOSE ARE GOING TO BE DIRECT IMPACTS ONTO OUR WORKFORCE. SO THAT WAS THAT GOING TO HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.

MR. BROWN THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. THE COMMITTEE ON MARCH 18TH OF 2025.

WE GOT AN UPDATE ON THE WAYFINDING SOLUTION DEVELOPMENT .

WE ALSO DISCUSSED A SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM WHICH WILL OFFER LOANS RANGING FROM THOUSAND TO 50,000 TO BUSINESSES WITHIN THE HISTORIC GALLATIN NEIGHBORHOODS.

WE ALSO DISCUSSED A REAL ESTATE LOAN PROGRAM WHICH PROVIDES LOANS RANGING FROM 50000 TO 200000 TO LANDOWNERS WITH HOLDINGS IN THE HISTORICAL LEGACY NEIGHBORHOODS.

AND WE ALSO ADOPTED OUR 2025 MEETING SCHEDULE. I INVITE ALL OF THE PUBLIC AND COUNCIL OF COURSE TO US IN OUR FUTURE DISCUSSIONS. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. COMMUNITY SERVICE, THE PUBLIC INSPECTOR.

THANK YOU. THE COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MET YESTERDAY ON WAS

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THANK YOU. AND THEN LAST REPORT OF THE FINANCE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE. MR. BROWN IS THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR.

WE'VE ACTUALLY MET TWICE SINCE OUR LAST MEETING OUR MEETING BEFORE LAST WE TALKED ABOUT AGENCIES AND PREPARATION FOR TODAY'S WHICH MY COLLEAGUES ON THE COMMITTEE SAID THAT I NEED TO WORK ON SHORTER MEETINGS I'LL GET YOU TAKE CARE OF THERE BUT TODAY WAS A REALLY GOOD TOPIC WITHOUT REALLY AGENCIES THAT HAVE APPROACHED THE TOWN FOR FUNDING.

OBVIOUSLY THERE WAS LOT OF INFORMATION PROVIDED TO US BY EACH ONE OF THOSE AGENCIES.

ALL OF COUNCIL BUT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE MAYOR WHICH I KNOW YOU WERE ONLINE WATCHING PARTICIPATED IN THE CONVERSATION OUTSIDE OF JUST THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS AS ULTIMATELY THERE WAS A RECOMMENDATION MADE THAT WILL GO TO THE BUDGET PROCESS.

SO WE'LL SEE THE APPLICATIONS OF AROUND $1.9 MILLION OF FUNDING FOR AFFILIATE AGENCIES BE CONSIDERED BY THIS COUNCIL. AT FIRST READING OF OUR BUDGET WE ALSO HAD A DISCUSSION AROUND THE IMO YOU PROCESS SOME OF OUR AFFILIATE AGENCIES HAVE AND WILL USE SOME DO NOT. WE WANT TO GET MORE CONSISTENT WITH THAT.

SO WE'VE CHARGED STAFF WITH MOVING FORWARD, HAVING CONVERSATIONS WITH OUR PARTNERS ABOUT REVISING OR CREATING AND WILL USE. WE ALSO USED DIRECTION TO TAKE ANOTHER AT OUR AFFILIATE AGENCY CRITERIA AND HOW WE GET TO THE POINT OF APPROVAL SO THAT THAT WILL BE IN THE MAKING WITH STAFF AND OUR TOWN ATTORNEY MOVING FORWARD.

[8.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 - Second Reading - Shawn Colin, Assistant Town Manager]

IS THERE A MOTION TO ADOPT THE ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING EXECUTION AND DELIVERY A LONG TERM LEASE BETWEEN THE TOWN AND SANDALWOOD COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY OF TOWN ON PROPERTY ON AUGUSTA LANE ON SECOND READING 0/2 MR. ALFRED THESE GUYS COUNSEL WAS EVERYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS? NOT ACTUALLY YES. DO HAVE ONE NANNETTE IF YOU WANT TO SPEAK MISS PEARSON OH SHE SIGNED UP SHE WOULD YOU WANT PUBLIC COMMENT NOW? YES. OKAY. COME ON YOU SPEAK NOW.

HELLO EVERYBODY. I SAT IN THE TURTLE SECTION AND AS I JUST THE 500 PEOPLE AND I WALKED IN AND THERE WERE ALL THE TURTLES I WANT TO THANK OUR OUR MAYOR ELLEN OUR TOWN MANAGER MARK ORLANDO AGAIN I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

I WANT TO THANK SEAN AND JOSH GRUBER WHO NEVER GAVE UP ON THE SUPPORT WHEN STEVE REILLY INTRODUCED US. I WANT TO THANK MY WARD ONE COUNCILMAN AND FRIEND ALEX BROWN FOR MANY YEARS OF ENCOURAGEMENT. I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL ALL OF THE COUNCIL FOR YOUR SUPPORT THE PEOPLE I AND SERVE HAVE CALLED ME MANY DIFFERENT NAMES TO READ JESUS IN LADIES CLOTHES ARE SAYING TRUST I'VE BEEN A SINNER TOO LIKE MOST SAINTS BUT BY THE GRACE OF GOD I HAVE REMAINED FAITHFUL AND RESILIENT AND THIS WILL BE A RESILIENT PANTRY SURROUNDED BY NATURE. EVERY TREE WILL BE PROTECTED BECAUSE OF ONE OF MY BELOVED

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THANK YOU ALL ABOVE THANK YOU. NOW WE'LL CALL AND VOTE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION CONSIDERING THE ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF THE DELIVERY OF A LONG TERM LEASE BETWEEN THE TOWN AND TOWN THE ONE COMMUNITY FOOD PANTRY OF THE TOWN OWNED PROPERTY ON AUGUST TWO THE LANE MOTION BY MS. PRICE AND SECURED BY MS. OFFERED PLEASE SIGNIFY BY RAISING YOUR RIGHT HAND APPROVAL ALL THOSE OPPOSED MOTION CARRIES 6 TO 1 THANK YOU GRANT THANK YOU FOR THAT GREAT PRESENTATION AND NEXT WE WILL MOVE INTO PUBLIC COMMENT OR NOT

[9. Public Comment - Non Agenda Items]

IN FACT THERE ARE PICTURES OF ME AND OF THESE HOLES ROLLING MY HEAD AND SHOULDERS ARE COMING OUT OF THE HOLE AND THE TOWN THROUGH THERE. THEIR DUE DILIGENCE OF HELPING US MANAGE TO PASS AN ORDINANCE A FEW YEARS LATER THAT LIMITED THE SIZE OF HOLES AND SHOVELS ON THE BEACH. SO WE'RE VERY, VERY PROUD OF THAT AND AS THINGS MOVED ALONG THE THE PROGRAM HAD VARIOUS NUMBER OF NAME CHANGES AND NOW IT'S CALLED SEA TURTLE PATROL AND AS PART OF THAT THERE BEEN A NUMBER OF DIFFERENT SUB PROGRAMS GOING ON, ONE OF WHICH IS NOW THE SEA TURTLE FRIENDLY CERTIFIED PROGRAM FOR HOTELS AND TIMESHARES THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATION OF MY WIFE ELAINE IS ACTUALLY A BIT OF COMPETITION AMONG THE HOTELS BECAUSE NOW THEY ALL WANT TO SIGN UP FOR THIS PROGRAM BECAUSE VISITORS HERE ARE NOW ASKING ABOUT ECO TOURISM ON HILTON HEAD AND AS A RESULT OF THAT MORE AND MORE PEOPLE ARE COMING HERE AND THE CULMINATION THAT IS THIS PAST YEAR THE SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL TURTLE NETWORK WHICH REPRESENTS SEA TURTLE PROGRAMS FROM VIRGINIA ALL THE WAY TEXAS HAD THEIR ANNUAL MEETING HERE ON HILTON HEAD.

SO AS A RESULT OF THAT AND THE NEW ORDINANCES THAT YOU FOLKS PASS ABOUT LIGHT PATROL, WE HAVE BEEN VERY ENCOURAGED HOW YOU AND THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HAVE NOW WORKED VERY NICELY WITH SEA TURTLE PATROL. BUT WE'VE ONLY HAD ONE PROBLEM OVER ALL THESE YEARS AND THAT PROBLEM IS WE'VE NEVER HAD A HOME. MOST ORGANIZATIONS DO HAVE A PLACE WHERE THEY CAMP OUT AND WE ONLY HAVE A TENT OVER AN ISLANDERS BEACH WHERE THE VEHICLES ARE STORED AND EVERYTHING ELSE. SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING YOU TO CONSIDER AND HOPEFULLY WITH YOUR COOPERATION IN THE PAST WILL CONSIDER USING NOW ABANDONED WILD WINGS BUILDING TO BE POTENTIAL HOME FOR SEA TURTLE PATROL THANK YOU.

THANK YOU CHRISTOPHER CLIFF CHRISTOPHER CLIFF FIRST OF ALL APOLOGIES FOR SIGNING UP SO LIKE I'M SORRY LADS A LOCAL AREA TRANSPORTATION STUDY CURRENTLY ON THEIR WEBSITE IS DRAFT TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND IT'S TO PUBLIC COMMENT BY THE 31ST OF MARCH AND IT'S GOING TO BE DISCUSSED AT THE MEETING ON APRIL 4TH. IT'S WELL WORTH A READ.

YOU HAVE TO CLOSE YOUR EYES TO OVERLOOK ALL THE TYPING ERRORS .

STEPHANIE ROSSI HAD A BAD DAY BUT. VERY IMPORTANTLY I THINK YOU

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OKAY, SORRY ABOUT THAT. THANK YOU, AMBER KAREN, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU RECOGNIZE ME? I'M NOT WEARING A BLUE SHIRT TODAY CAME OFF THE BOAT A TOWN MANAGER COUNCIL MAYOR PERRY I HAVE LOT OF SUPPORT SO I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING AND MY REQUEST WHICH YOU HAVE BEEN AWARE OF FOR A SEA TURTLE PATROL NEEDS A HOME. WE KNOW COMING REGARDLESS WE'VE IDENTIFIED WE WANT TO BE AND WE HAVE A FAMILY FOUNDATION WHO WAITING TO HEAR FROM ME WHETHER THEIR HALF A MILLION DOLLARS WILL BE UTILIZED TO PUT TOWARD THE REFURBISHMENT OF THAT BUILDING. I KNOW THAT IT WAS SCHEDULED FOR A PARKING LOT.

I KNOW THAT ENCHILADAS IS ALSO SCHEDULED A PARKING LOT. I THINK THAT THERE ARE TWO OF THEM. THIS IS NOT GOING TO GO OVER WELL FOR OUR BRAND AND OUR COMMUNITY. THE AREA IS ALREADY OVERCROWDED ADDING PARKING SPACES IS NOT GOING TO BE A SOLUTION TO THAT OVERCROWDING ASPECT WITH MY ORGANIZATION AND I HAVE FOUND THAT WITH THE ORDINANCES PRODUCED WE HAVE BEEN MORE A BEACH ETIQUETTE PROPONENT.

WE'VE HAD SEVERAL ORDINANCES PASSED TO IMPROVE THE BEACH WHICH IN TURN IMPROVES THE SEA TURTLE NESTING HABITAT. YESTERDAY WE HAD A BEACH OPERATIONS MEETING AND I WE ALL BECAME AWARE THAT THE SHARING SHACK IS NO LONGER SO THAT FELL THROUGH THE CRACK.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE GREAT. LOCATE AT THE FORMER WILD WINGS BUILDING IN ADDITION TO SOME BEACH OPERATIONS AND CHAUBEY SERVICES SATELLITE OFFICE AND A FACILITY FOR SEA TURTLE PATROL WITH THE PUBLIC WELCOME. WE ALSO TALKED ABOUT THE BEACH AMBASSADOR PROGRAM THAT WE'RE HAVING STAFFING AND IT WAS MENTIONED THAT MAYBE SEA TURTLE PATROL VOLUNTEERS MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN DOING BECAUSE WHY? BECAUSE WE ARE THE BEACH AMBASSADORS IN MANY CASES AND IF THERE WAS A BUILDING ALL RIGHT THERE, HOW EASY WOULD IT BE FOR US TO BE THE BEACH AMBASSADORS? SO WE WANT TO SERVE THE TOWN IN SO MANY WAYS. WE WANT TO CONSERVE THE SEA TURTLES. YOU GUYS COME ON AND WE WANT TO PROMOTE ALL OF THIS FRIENDLY ETIQUETTE THAT WE SAY WE ARE WORLD CLASS AT. BUT IT DOESN'T SEEM BE THAT WAY. AND PAVING A PARKING LOT AGAIN IS NOT GOING TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN IS ALREADY A PARKING LOT. A LOT OF IT AND I'M ONLY ASKING FOR HALF OF THOSE SPACES AND BUILDING AND IF IT'S A CONCRETE FLOOR WITH SPRAY PAINTED BLACK INSIDE TO MAKE IT COOL FINE. I DON'T NEED IT TO BE THE TAJ MAHAL.

I JUST NEED TO WELCOME THE PUBLIC. THANK YOU FOR THE 3 MINUTES.

THANK YOU. I'M NOT SURE HOW TO THIS GEORGES AND OAK IS A BELGIAN BEER BUT IT MAY MAKE IT THANK YOU MAYOR COUNCILMAN MEMBER I WANTED TO INTRODUCE ONE HILTON HEAD TALKING TO YOU AND THE REASON WHY I DO SO IS I LIVED ON THE ISLAND FOR NINE YEARS AND I NEVER KNEW WHAT WAS GOING ON SO SOMETHING ISN'T WORKING IN THE WAY WE INTERNALIZE DISTRIBUTE THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING ON THE ISLAND THAT WEBSITE WAS CREATED FOUR MONTHS

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SO I BUILT THAT SITE AND I WANT TO INVITE THE TOWN TO BECOME PART OF THAT BECAUSE IT'S THAT THE INFORMATION IS NOT JUST HOSPITALITY BASED IT IS REALLY DRIVEN BY A FOUNDATION OF GOVERNMENTAL INFLUENCE IF YOU WILL. SO I'M JUST HERE TO ANNOUNCE THAT I HAVE A CARD FOR EACH OF YOU WITH MY OWN PICTURES OF HILTON HEAD ISLAND BUT YOU CAN LEAVE THOSE WITH THE CLERK. THAT WOULD BE SUPER. ALL RIGHT THAT'S IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU. CHESTER WILLIAMS ASKING OTHER STAFF. OKAY, THAT'S IT. THAT'S IT.

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